Repair Missing SD-card Lock

by zimmemic25 in Circuits > Computers

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Repair Missing SD-card Lock

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Hi this is my first instructable and i'm not sooo good at english, please be nice.

Today I wanted to save data on my SD card, but the lock (this grey thing you pull down to make the card write protected) was missing.
So i googled and found out that there is a button in the card reader. if open, the Lock pushes that button. but if its not pushed the card is protected, so i just have to push the button.
here i show you how to get your card to push that button.

Ingedients:
SD with missing lock
straw (dry grass, etc)
aluminium foil.
scotch tape

Cover SD With Alu and Tape

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get a piece of the aluminium foil and stick it onto a piece of tape.

then put it on SD like in pic 2.

Fill With Straw

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cut the straw into pieces that can fit into the hole the Lock left.

then fill the hole with them

and cover with the other end of scotchtape

Try It

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insert into card reader. it should work, if not, try again.

Tips:
use 2-3 pieces of straw
try to make the new "lock" the same size the SD is. 1 mm more and it will stick in card reader.