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airport x-ray machines

Discussion in 'General' started by Toric, 25 Oct 2003.

  1. Toric

    Toric What's a Dremel?

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    I might be flying soon and maybe taking my shuttle with me. Will the x-ray machine hurt it? I can't exactly turn on the computer to show that it's working, anyone else taken a shuttle through a US airport lately?
     
  2. Guest-16

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    Dont pass it thru the machine. Just stick some thumb screws in the back and when you get to the machine, just hand it to the person and tell them youll open it up for them and show them the insides. Either that, or take the harddisk out :)
     
  3. Lorquis

    Lorquis lorquisSpamCount++;

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    yeh just go through the same procedure as with lappies and other equip like that
     
  4. Fly

    Fly inter arma silent leges

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    X-ray machines don't usually harm computer equipment, your worst enemy is the metal detector (magnetic fields). To be safe though, I would get them to hand search it, it's your right in any US airport.
     
  5. ƒlamika

    ƒlamika What's a Dremel?

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    I put my Laptop through the X-Ray machine a lot of times when flying... hasn't seemed to hurt my computer at all, but there are still some messages in Japanese which i dont understand ...so who knows! :lol:

    -Flamika
     
  6. 486hawk

    486hawk What's a Dremel?

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    Just pack the shuttle in to it's original box it shouldn’t be a problem.
     
  7. penski

    penski BodMod

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    It's the hand held metal detectors that are the problem... :worried:

    *n
     
  8. westeee

    westeee What's a Dremel?

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    mine's be though a few

    works fine
     
  9. hydrogen18

    hydrogen18 Banned

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    i prefer to leave all forms of space travel parked safely at NASA
     

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