My FlexEm Died today

Tried to badge in using my FlexEM today and nothing… It worked yesterday.

When I got home from work I tried to scan it with my flipper zero, nothing…

Dusted the ol PM3 off, tried all the usual commands, still nothing…

I’m hoping I missed something, I was so careful, this can’t be the end, is there anything I can try before giving up?

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Lame! Where in the hand is it installed? How long ago was it installed? Have you tried lf tune with the Proxmark to see if it’s resonating?

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Yeah… :sob:

It was installed April 3, 2021 over the bones that lead to the pinky finger and ring finger.

Lf tune doesn’t change from 28 V.
I tried a T5577 pvc coin, it drops to 25 V.

Having been a while since I last used my PM3, I practiced the test and wipe commands on the pvc coin first, it responded as expected.

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Can you apply some pressure to it as you scan?
Flipper probably the easiest.

My guess is a loose connection/ broken solder joint

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I agree with you. This was actually my first instinct as I have to do this with the NeXT using Flipper.

Yesterday I tried manipulating it several different ways using my fingers while in front one of our larger amplified readers that scan a regular card effortlessly from about 8”-10” away. No luck.

I am quite surprised at how rigid it is! I’m not sure if it flexed at all! Could have been my tissue moving giving me the impression of slight movement.

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