I am hoping to send a chip in for Satur9’s CoM conversion, as I am based in the U.S. and it seems to be the current best option for a payment implant. My bank recently switched to tap-to-pay debit cards, and after reviewing the conversion product listing, Amal’s video, and doing a quick search on identifying CoM chips, I was fairly confident that my current card had one— so I opened another account and acquired another card.
The accessory contact pads seem to indicate that this is a CoM card (I hope?). The card melted in the acetone without issue and gently agitating the vessel easily separated the chip from the copper antennas.
This is where I need help— I removed and dried the chip and treated it as delicately as I could, but once I inspected it under a magnifying glass I got a bit worried. What are these black specks? Is that part of the card design, dirt/residual plastic, or did I break something already?
I should also note that I am only displaying on the metal tweezers to get a good picture— I did not touch the chip with anything but my fingers, and tried to handle as minimally as possible.
Thanks in advance for any advice! <3 I have not yet purchased the actual conversion package so I want to make sure everything is OK before proceeding.
The black specks are probably just glue and other detritus. Even though it is very difficult to get a read with just the module, it should still be readable on your phone without any case. If it reads, it’s good.
I attempted several times to get a read with TagInfo and was unsuccessful.
I don’t want to delay for too long, as due to the card’s expiry time is of the essence… but is there any other potential way to probe it? I also kept the (intact, I think) wire from the melted card, if that could be used somehow. I tried to simply hold the components together to get a read, but without a rig of some sort I don’t think I could make a clean connection.
Weighing the pros/cons of just sending it in and figuring out if it works later…
