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CFexpress card runs HOT...like REALLY REALLY hot that you can't even hold it hot

Started Sep 10, 2020 | Discussions thread
David Carlyon Contributing Member • Posts: 712
Re: Switched from Hoodman to ProGrade

The Hoodman card reader itself has this issue, with any card (the one I got a few years ago - to be fair, maybe they've fixed the issue since then).

If I put a card in the reader and leave it there (even if I "Eject" it from the operating system but leave it fully seated in the reader), then the card gets super hot and will keep running hot for no apparent reason. The other readers do still keep the card a little warm but nowhere near as hot as the Hoodman.

I went back and forth with Hoodman reps, and they were quite nice and responsive, and sent me a couple of other units to try, but all did the same thing. It may be unique to MacOS.

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