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Article #51Re: Can mobile phones destroy sensitive electronics?
From: Bart Wessel
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 13:45
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 13:45
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On Fri, 18 May 2001 08:14:42 GMT, hideo@tne.net.au (Adam) wrote:
>Most of us have seen the warning signs at petrol stations telling us
>to switch off our mobile phones. Obviously, some people believe that
>the transmission from a mobile phone is powerful enough to induce a
>spark in a nearby object.
It is not because of the risk of *inducing* a spark, but actually
*creating* one. I may be wrong, but I was told many years ago this
reason for the warning, and it sounds more plausable to me:
It may be outdated now - but early mobile phones used to have a
powerpack on the back that could easily come off. If that happens
while you are using it (and thus drawing current), the disconnection
will cause a spark.
Just my 2c, hope that cross-answering is forgiven...
Bart.
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