That would be great and I absolutely agree 
from a pure curiosity point of view.
BUT
From Amals, that would probably be the worst thing to do… just imagine; he would spend more time answering questions than progressing the actual projects
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Reviving this very old thread to say that I finally did the responsible thing and got this implant removed. I replaced it with an xSIID, don’t worry 
I figured that @amal might be interested in seeing the chip, so I held onto it and took a pic:
Reckon this one was safer than the sample you got, or did I do the right thing removing it?
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Wow. I know I’ve seen it before but that thing is jank as fuck.
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lol 
Well, it survived 2 years of rock climbing and surfing. Glad it’s out.
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So if I was to try and define all the jank I see,
- Poorly melted / sealed end of glass (blob on right hand end).
- No Epoxy / Potting material.
- Copper coil not uniformly wound, or secured to ferrite core ( I mean diameter conformity).
Did I miss something? Just think it’s good to know what exactly constitutes “jank” so I can avoid it.
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Amal mentioned it above, but there’s also a biofouling risk involved with the glass bulb on the end.
He also mentioned that along with there being no resin/epoxy, the glass is also very thin-walled. That is obviously a very bad combo.
Jank af for sure.
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The only other thing is mention is the excessive length… it causes leverage issues that put unnecessary pressure on the glass in impact scenarios.
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Nice photos though…
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Literally made me spit my drink all over,
Reading all the technical reasons it’s jank af
And then the… “well the photos nice at least…”
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