usb drive

[Michael Havens]

geek jewelry!

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes... I just want to see the internals. Maybe I can make a necklace out
> of it!
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM, skreimey at gmail.com <skreimey at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Assuming the metal is copper, the melting point is just over 1900F.
>> Plastics tend to five off harmful fumes, and it would be difficult to
>> cleanly remove it from the metal leads, too. Do you just want to see how
>> the internals of the flash drive are wired?
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
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>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>> To: "PLUG" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>> Subject: usb drive
>> Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 3:10 PM
>>
>>
>> coooool. you know I was crying about my USB drive this weekend? Well, I
>> thought to myself that today would be a good day to throw it away. Well
>> thank goodness curiosity got my attention; I grabbed a pair of pliers and
>> broke the plastic housing. That left me with the metal housing. I was
>> looking at it wondering if I could take it apart further when I stood it up
>> and the  plastic inside just slid out. I look at it (I have magnifyin
>> vision)and it looks as if what they do is mold plastic around the circuitry
>> because all the plastic is, is a slab wich is 1/16" thick by 1" long with
>> no metal showing except 4 contacts one one end and 2 tiny contacts on the
>> other end (same side). Anyone know how I can take it apart further. I'm
>> thinking I coucd melt the plastic but am unsure. How hot should I turn the
>> oven up too?
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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