This is an interesting one. I took my CompactFlash card out of my PK and slid both sides of the card on both sides of the magnet and placed it back into the PK and things are still working. So, I would say that there isn't anything to worry about and if there were then I wouldn't imagine that they wouldn't have used magnets in the case to begin with. Thanks, Kevin I would encourage you to visit the Chaos World of Assistive Technology Blog at: http://www.chaosat.wordpress.com/ Postings are dealing with the latest and greatest happenings, tips and tricks and other items of interest. -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Bailey Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:00 AM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: ew leather case That was an interesting question about the magnets, I never saw the answer to that one either. By the way, I have not had much chance to experiment with my gps, and had it since November. HAVE been tied up with my elderly mother's paperwork, but today took it out on a drive, in a car and it did great! So nice to know what I'm passing while being driven around the town. This is truly wonderful. Karen and Harpo with greater understanding now. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "alice dampman" <alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:16:16 -0400 >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: ew leather case >This case for the PK sounds very nice indeed. Someone asked a while back, >though, if the magnetic closures have any negative effect on storage cardsor >anything like that, you know, I guess rather like the way magnets have a bad >effect on computers and should be kept away from them? Does anyone know the >answer to this question? I don't ever remember seeing an answer... >Thanks. >Alice >alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sylvia Grimes" <sylvia.grimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "gps" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 5:31 PM >Subject: [gps-talkusers] ew leather case >> If you convert the US dollars to UK pounds, it will be much the same >> if not cheaper. Plus, you are helping the Sendero company as they >> you. >> The case is really neat. >> Go for it. >> Sylvia. >----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1525 - Release Date: 6/29/2008 >3:09 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: 7/1/2008 7:26 AM