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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Xyver on April 09, 2010, 08:32:20 PM

Title: Arduino Durability/Sensativity?
Post by: Xyver on April 09, 2010, 08:32:20 PM
How durable is the Arduino Duemilanove?  I'm kind of paranoid of static and whatnot, i always keep it in the little baggie it came in, but what can it stand?  And what about magnetic fields?  Do they wipe the memory?
Title: Re: Arduino Durability/Sensativity?
Post by: SmAsH on April 10, 2010, 01:48:08 AM
Its pretty damn tough! As long as you don't purposely built up a static charge, you should be fine.
I recall Razor or Airman00 chucked a roboduino in a bowl of water and it was unaffected!

As for the magnets, im not too sure but it probably wouldn't be wise to start rubbing magnets all over your arduino :P
Title: Re: Arduino Durability/Sensativity?
Post by: Razor Concepts on April 10, 2010, 04:16:08 AM
Ive rubbed an arduino with neodymium magnets and it was fine  :)

I personally just throw things around, and everything has been generally OK
Title: Re: Arduino Durability/Sensativity?
Post by: SmAsH on April 10, 2010, 04:33:19 AM
Ive rubbed an arduino with neodymium magnets and it was fine  :)
Just out of curiosity or what?

For most things you can throw them around a fair bit, it depends on a case by case basis.
You don't have to be too careful with it, its not going to brake if you touch it ;)
Title: Re: Arduino Durability/Sensativity?
Post by: Xyver on April 10, 2010, 11:51:49 AM
Ok thats good to hear :D for the magnets, i found  a bunch of car speakers, so i have them stacked on my desk and i dropped Arduino in the middle of them. SO I was hoping it would be ok.

Thanks guys!