Beware of EV Vehicle
Aug 31, 2020 11:56:00 #
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the Sierras. Three hikes ago, after taking a couple photos, I got an error when trying to view my photos. I formatted the card and everything then seemed OK. Two hike ago I had a similar thing happen.
My wife’s car is a Tesla and I wondered if the battery was corrupting the card when I placed my camera on the floorboard for the trip. So, yesterday, I took a photo, placed the camera on the floorboard and we drove to our hike. On arrival, I could not view the photo, so I formatted the card and all was OK again.
I am thinking the close proximity of the camera and the car battery of the Electric Vehicle is corrupting the card. At any rate, if you have an electric powered car, this is something to think about.
My wife’s car is a Tesla and I wondered if the battery was corrupting the card when I placed my camera on the floorboard for the trip. So, yesterday, I took a photo, placed the camera on the floorboard and we drove to our hike. On arrival, I could not view the photo, so I formatted the card and all was OK again.
I am thinking the close proximity of the camera and the car battery of the Electric Vehicle is corrupting the card. At any rate, if you have an electric powered car, this is something to think about.
Aug 31, 2020 12:05:38 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
Is it possible to inductively charge a Tesla? If it is, those coils will induce a magnetic field and more than likely induce a current. Putting the camera equipment on the inside floor of the car would put it closer to the coils. Try putting the equipment in other areas of the car and see if it continues to happen.
Aug 31, 2020 12:10:25 #
I have a electric plug in hybrid and nothing like that happens.
From a google search on sd cards and magnets: "USB drives cannot be harmed or altered by magnetic fields. The drives are not built from magnetic materials. So magnets pose no danger to any flash memory including SSDs, SD cards, and external hard drives—even traditional hard drives are immune. In fact, hard drives use powerful magnets to move the head."
I may be that you have something else going on with your camera. If 'rays' are coming out of your car, you may need save your self and get a different car.
From a google search on sd cards and magnets: "USB drives cannot be harmed or altered by magnetic fields. The drives are not built from magnetic materials. So magnets pose no danger to any flash memory including SSDs, SD cards, and external hard drives—even traditional hard drives are immune. In fact, hard drives use powerful magnets to move the head."
I may be that you have something else going on with your camera. If 'rays' are coming out of your car, you may need save your self and get a different car.
Aug 31, 2020 12:13:48 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
Also, even if there aren't any inductive coils, there are going to be electronics that will not be found in other cars. Specifically see if the trunk area, where I believe the batteries might be located, is a safer location from any possible electronic interference.
Aug 31, 2020 12:23:35 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
And one last thought: How interactive is your camera with your Tesla? I play music in my car from my watch. And I do not own a Tesla.
Aug 31, 2020 12:26:21 #
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
Not a problem for me. I don't have a Tesla. Would I like a Tesla? YES!
Aug 31, 2020 12:27:26 #
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
Contact Tesla to explain it to you?
Aug 31, 2020 12:27:36 #
You don't need inductive coils to produce a magnetic field.
All you need is electricity flowing through a conductor.
Putting anything electronic next to an active high-amperage DC circuit is just asking for trouble.
Put your camera on the back seat.
Your problems, if caused by the car, should disappear.
All you need is electricity flowing through a conductor.
Putting anything electronic next to an active high-amperage DC circuit is just asking for trouble.
Put your camera on the back seat.
Your problems, if caused by the car, should disappear.
Aug 31, 2020 12:34:37 #
I can't offer help with your question but I will say a camera should be placed on a padded surface when driving in the car.
Aug 31, 2020 12:46:07 #
I would expect that the battery is shielded from the rest of the car.
Aug 31, 2020 12:47:40 #
I used to keep my camera bag on the back seat. Then, one night, a deer ran across the road right in front of me. I had to brake hard. The bag slid off and fell to the floor. Since then I keep the bag on the floor. I have a conventionally powered vehicle. Just mentioning the danger of back seat storage. Off course, if you can use a seat belt, that might be OK in a Tesla.
Aug 31, 2020 13:16:15 #
47greyfox wrote:
I would expect that the battery is shielded from the rest of the car.
Battery, yes.
Induction field from current flowing from it, no.
Aug 31, 2020 13:33:30 #
fotostory wrote:
My wife and I frequently take short hikes in the S... (show quote)
That is interesting. I have seen digital cameras become non-functional in the presence of a Tesla Coil in operation, but I have not heard of a Tesla car producing problems.
It is not beyond possibility that there is an EMI (electromagnetic interference) issue that is corrupting the card. It is also possible it is another environmental variable, such as temperature or vibration, that is revealing a defect in the card itself or possibly your camera. I recommend you keep doing experiments and try to isolate the problem. And don’t use your good card with fresh pics for the testing. Remove that one before you come back home and replace with another for the testing.
Aug 31, 2020 13:43:32 #
fotostory wrote:
I am thinking the close proximity of the camera and the car battery of the Electric Vehicle is corrupting the card.
If that were indeed true, wouldn't we constantly be hearing about electric vehicles messing up the internal memory of smart phones?
Aug 31, 2020 15:07:41 #
wdross wrote:
Also, even if there aren't any inductive coils, there are going to be electronics that will not be found in other cars. Specifically see if the trunk area, where I believe the batteries might be located, is a safer location from any possible electronic interference.
The batteries are located below the floorboards, I think mostly between the two axels.
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