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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Other recommendations for shielding a transponder, including using a metallic potato chip bag:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/05/tips-on-blocking-fastrak-transponders-try-potato-chip-bags-foil-or-sitting-on-them-roadshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/05/tips-on-blocking-fastrak-transponders-try-potato-chip-bags-foil-or-sitting-on-them-roadshow/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 09:12:46 AM EDT, Robert Primak <bobprimak@yahoo.com> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">I believe other types of scanners, possibly ones used in the Post Office, can sometimes register extra tolls as well. But I may be wrong about this. Still, a good precaution.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">There are special metallic Mylar pouches made for shipping sensitive electronics which might also serve the purpose, without someone in P.O. security thinking it might be a bomb or other contraband. These also would prevent static electricity damages to the electronic components.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">-- Bob Primak</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div>
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On Saturday, October 23, 2021, 09:15:06 AM EDT, john rudy <jjrudy1@comcast.net> wrote:
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