Will magnetic tank bags wipe iPod, mp3 music?

[Radar]

Has this happened to anyone? Have cellphones or any other electrical gear been messed up because of the magnets?

[Nasty]

not me ... I have all sorts in my bag

[sinned]

What about EFTPOS and credit cards? I have avoided putting them into the bottom of the tank bag but don't know how much of a risk it is.

[Trudes]

Good question! My hubby keeps telling me not to put my eftpos cards in the tank bag as the magnets will wipe the memory strip thingy, so I don't, but we weren't sure about cell phones and ipods.
I've ridden quite a few Ks with my ipod in my tankbag and so far (touch wood) it hasn't done anything nasty to it.
However, I would be interested in opinions on cell phones and Navmans in the tankbag being effected by the magnets.

[breakaway]

Nope. I think you'd need a pretty strong magnet to affect Hard Disks. I frequently place my laptop on top of my (unshielded) sub and have never lost any data.

Also a lot of the newer MP3 players use flash memory which is different to harddrives, and magnets can not harm them in any way.

[davereid]

Fuck me, don't they teach physics at school anymore. Does anyone thats a beneficiary of modern education actually have even the slightest idea of how anything works ?

[Winter]

no, tankbags magnets wont affect ipods, cell phones, mp3 players, navmans, credit cards, or porno mags*.


*Actually I can't back that up.

[Trudes]

Fuck me, don't they teach physics at school anymore. Does anyone thats a beneficiary of modern education actually have even the slightest idea of how anything works ?

I didn't take physics at school and wasn't very good at science, so can you explain it to me and anyone else who didn't and isn't please.

[Swoop]

Fuck me, don't they teach physics at school anymore. Does anyone thats a beneficiary of modern education actually have even the slightest idea of how anything works ?

Unless it is related to the treaty of waitangi... no.

[Anarkist]

Mythbusters proved it takes a *very* strong magnet to wipe a credit card. Much stronge than any tank bag could ever put out.

Your iPod should be fine. The older ones with the hard drives in them are more at risk than the newer ones using flash memory however I would think that would only be potentially damaging should you be using it whilst it's in the bag.

[Trudes]

So will my 3rd genaration ipod be ok to use while in my tank bag? (I have been and nothing has gone wrong yet, but if you know for certain it would put my mind at ease, cheers)

[Usarka]

Forget the ipod, what's the effect on me nuts?

[Trudes]

Forget the ipod, what's the effect on me nuts?

If you have iron balls it'll help you stay on your bike!

[Anarkist]

So will my 3rd genaration ipod be ok to use while in my tank bag? (I have been and nothing has gone wrong yet, but if you know for certain it would put my mind at ease, cheers)

It will not. They sell magnetic iPod cases in stores which I'm sure they wouldn't if there was change of damaging the device.

Do a search on Google, there's some pages based on it.

[swbarnett]

Mythbusters proved it takes a *very* strong magnet to wipe a credit card. Much stronge than any tank bag could ever put out.

How about a magnetic security card? I used to keep my credit card in my wallet beside one of these until it completely stopped working. I'm only assuming it was the magnet as there was nothing else anywhere near it except leather, cash and other cards.