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VladD
3rd December 2008, 12:17 AM
Hi All,

I'm new to geocaching, so please excuse any ignorance here, but I've just bought a couple of nano-caches, both coated, and decided that I would prefer one of them without the coating. I started scraping it clean, and saw the expected bare metal underneath until I started cleaning off the cap.

The cap was made of plastic and had some kind of chip embedded in it, is this something that's always in the lid of a nano? Am I being dim? ;)

I've attached a bad, low-light cameraphone jpeg in case you can't figure out what I'm blathering on about.

Thanks in advance,


Vlad

nobbynobbs
3rd December 2008, 06:11 AM
they're originally part of a kids modelling game called magnetix. they originally have a battery inside and that "chip" is a small LED that flickers.

gazooks
3rd December 2008, 08:38 AM
Here is another possibility...

http://www.supercoolstuff.com/items/light/LI1023.htm

:D

VladD
3rd December 2008, 12:42 PM
Thanks both,

That's cleared that one up! I'm off to hide my cache/toy/earring now.


Vlad.

Bear and Ragged
5th December 2008, 01:09 PM
Thanks both,

That's cleared that one up! I'm off to hide my cache/toy/earring now.

Vlad.

But not behind your ear. Travelling caches aren't allowed! :D

Rampton Broadmoore
5th December 2008, 03:25 PM
they're originally part of a kids modelling game called magnetix. they originally have a battery inside and that "chip" is a small LED that flickers.


And there was me thinking it was some sort of extra terrestrial alien tracking device! :D

Rampton.

VladD
12th December 2008, 01:03 PM
Heh, I was thinking it was possibly some kind of rfid, though I am a little miffed that the nano I bought wasn't quite (http://tinyurl.com/687eok) as described - it was sold as steel, and I assumed I could just remove the coating if required.

Next time I buy a nano, I'm going to email first and make sure it's not a recycled ear-ring :o