Yeah well each of their magnets have a 66lb pull force and the data was fine. The magnet in a card reader is substantially smaller.Interesting update in the last article.
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Yeah well each of their magnets have a 66lb pull force and the data was fine. The magnet in a card reader is substantially smaller.Interesting update in the last article.
Thanks so much, Steve. I'm not going to worry!I have it, no issues at all.
If you were able to copy the data to a new drive then obviously no harm was done to your data.
@Wink Jones I just used my Outdoor Idaho small simple leatherman pocket tool to remove the magnet. After removing the sticker my version had a single small screw holding the magnet in place. Magnet powerful enough that it had magnetized the screw ... both are now in my plastic trash can. I will have to give the ProGrad reader another try but it always ran much hotter than the Delkin using Delkin or ProGrade cards. Would have tossed it except I wanted it as a back up and for the SD slot.I have the Prograde PG04 CF Express B/XQD reader. Rather than buy a new reader, I have removed the magnet as follows:- Remove the metallic sticker. Under that is magnet that is held in a recess by a plastic clip that is easy to spring out. I left both the magnet and clip out and replaced the sticker in the recess. Try to avoid bending the sticker. A touch of superglue will solve any lifting of corners etc.
I have never had overflow yet to my SD card on my Z6II ... let alone my Z9 cfexpress cards ... but ya never knowWell, I officially retract my offer of 60% off. I took off the magnet and the metal sticker was still sticky so I put it on the back and now have a spare if anything goes wrong, or if I actually fill my card and overflow into the SD card. It could happen...
If part of heat sink design it does not work very well .... my prograde and delkin cards got much warmer in it than the Delkin ... I have not tried it yet without the magnet.I also removed the ProGrade card reader magnet. Also had the screw version holding down the magnet. Magnet was additionally very securely glued to the back of the reader. I wondered about this secure fixing, whether it possibly indicated that the magnet, and the suggestion that the reader be attached to something (metallic) via the magnet, was/is not part of a larger heat sink design. Maybe, maybe not, but I have too many spinning drives to risk strong magnets around them. Hence the magnet removal and I will monitor the card temperatures.
Mine had a screw holding it AND a decidedly strong layer of glue below the magnet. The magnet came out when I lifted it with a flat screw driver, but it required notable force to separate it from the glue.My magnet is non removable…looks like it is glued down.
crazy variations ... mind came up with very little effort with no evidence of glue below the magnetMine had a screw holding it AND a decidedly strong layer of glue below the magnet. The magnet came out when I lifted it with a flat screw driver, but it required notable force to separate it from the glue.
Finally got mine off. Got a jewelers screwdriver under to lift the edge enough to get a big enough one under to pry the glue up.crazy variations ... mind came up with very little effort with no evidence of glue below the magnet
See post #15, above. and #29 and 30.Has anyone tried removing the magnet from the ProGrade CFexpress card reader. I've taken the sticker off the back but there are NO screws...no visible access.
Here's what it looks like:
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Glued down…I slipped a jeweler screwdriver to pick up the edge so that I could get a bigger one in to overcome the glue. Apparently there are multiple mounting methods depending on which vendor made the one you got.Has anyone tried removing the magnet from the ProGrade CFexpress card reader. I've taken the sticker off the back but there are NO screws...no visible access.
Here's what it looks like:
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Hi, I used a small watchmakers type screwdriver to pride the clip off and the magnetic sheet dropped outThanks, Nick. Justin read this thread a told me there were NO references to the CFexpress reader..........hmmmmm....
@Hawkeshead - did you use a flat head screw driver and just pry the magnet up? Thanks for posting!
Since removing the magnet, it seems the card reader/CFe card gets MUCH hotter, even when the reader is idle. Anyone else notice this? Perhaps the magnet was also acting as a heat sink?The DEED is DONE! I haven't tried the ProGrade CFe reader yet, but I never liked that magnetic anyway! As a card reader it has worked well for me. Thanks, all!
Let me know how you like it.I just ordered the Delkin reader. I had noticed that the cards were very hot coming out of the Pro Grade reader after I removed the magnet.
I've had the Delkin reader since I received my Z9 in March. NO issues at all.I just ordered the Delkin reader. I had noticed that the cards were very hot coming out of the Pro Grade reader after I removed the magnet.