Sarah dreams of beansJust running a covid test for a pal in East Van while we are rushing to a ferry. Why is this so funny and delightful to me?
sport of sacred spherical cowsDoes this testing apparatus demand a level surface and no movement while the test is running?
Pretty sure the testing rig we have specifies both, and even then it fails with an error on half the test we've tried to run on it.
viq@beadsland
No, only stable power supply and no condensation (which would destroy the device, they say)
@beandreams
No, only stable power supply and no condensation (which would destroy the device, they say)
@beandreams
Ah, "not be placed in the sun or exposed to direct sunlight".
So, this setup wouldn't work during the day unless always in a tunnel or other structure, then.
@beadsland
Or put a hat/shirt on it while it's doing its thing. It beeps and/or you get details via Bluetooth, so you don't need to see it while it's working.
@beandreams
Or put a hat/shirt on it while it's doing its thing. It beeps and/or you get details via Bluetooth, so you don't need to see it while it's working.
@beandreams
A pity there's no auto-shutoff of the heater.
You could keep it in the glove compartment, powered by a USB battery, and not even have to interact with it after the test result pings, if it weren't for the need to undock the card once finished.
@beadsland
Though I think they also say to get the card out of there due to risk of contamination of the unit. But, yeah.
@beandreams
Though I think they also say to get the card out of there due to risk of contamination of the unit. But, yeah.
@beandreams
Due to evaporation from the heater. The implication being that if the heater shut off, contamination would be a non-issue. Short of some other heat source leading to vapor forming within the unit.