How to protect credit card magnetic strip keep working

How to protect credit card magnetic strip keep working

Introduction •

What makes our magnetic stripe cards degaussing, our own incorrect oper ation caused it? Does a card reader can cause degaussing when reading th e magnetic card data? What are the factors that make the magnetic card s lowly degaussing? This article will guide you to note in which situations to avoid magnetic card degaussing when using the card.

Factors can affect magnetic card degaussing Avoid the followings, these factors can affect magnetic card degaussing: • Magnetic stripe cards in your wallet, it is too close to the magnetic button, even in contact with th e magnetic button.

• Touch with magnetic seal and address book, notebook.

• Too close or touching ms. purses, men's handbag magnetic button.

• Together with mobile phones and other devices that have capable of generating electromagnetic r adiation for a long time.

• In contact with the magnetic button of the phone sleeve, car keys and other magnetic objects.

• When used in supermarkets, too close and even touch with theft degaussing equipment in superm arkets.

• too close to TV, tape recorders and other household appliances which have the effects of a strong magnetic field.

• When put multiple magnetic stripe cards together, the magnetic stripe contact with each other bet ween two cards.

Factors cause the magnetic card does not work properly •

Pressured, fold up, long time bump, sunlight exposure, high temperature, magnetic stripe scratch and dirty etc, all these factors can make magnetic stripe card does not work properly.

Does a card reader can cause degaussing when reading the ma gnetic card data? •

The card reader cannot cause degaussing when reading the data used in n ormal conditions. But during the process of credit card transactions on the credit card reader, the cleaning head, aging, data transmission interferenc e, system malfunction, the cashier improper operation may cause magneti c stripe cards can not be used.

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The above is a magnetic stripe card precautions when using it, you should pay attention when in use and maintenance of magnetic stripe cards, do n ot let it be affected by external factors resulting in unusable.

Does a card reader can cause degaussing when reading the ma gnetic card data? •

The card reader cannot cause degaussing when reading the data used in n ormal conditions. But during the process of credit card transactions on the credit card reader, the cleaning head, aging, data transmission interferenc e, system malfunction, the cashier improper operation may cause magneti c stripe cards can not be used.

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The above is a magnetic stripe card precautions when using it, you should pay attention when in use and maintenance of magnetic stripe cards, do n ot let it be affected by external factors resulting in unusable.

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