Quantity |
Size / Feature |
Price
(Click to Order) |
100 Cards |
CR-80 White HiCo |
$
34.95 |
200 Cards |
CR-80 White HiCo |
$
49.95 |
500 Cards |
CR-80 White HiCo |
$
89.95 |
1000 Cards - Best Value |
CR-80 White HiCo |
$
169.95 |
|
What does
Coercivity Mean?
Coercivity is the
term used to designate how strong a magnetic field must be
to affect data encoded on the stripe, and therefore, how
immune the data is to damage.
Measured in
Oersteds (Oe), the coercivity of a common credit card is
about 300 Oe, considered low coercivity. Consequently
magnetic money clips, refrigerator magnets, etc., play havoc
with the data on your credit card’s stripe. High coercivity
(HiCo) magnetic stripe technology relies on particles --
generally barium ferrite (low coercivity uses iron oxide) --
with coercivity values ranging from 2500 to 4000 Oe.
The encoding
technique is the same as for LoCo technology, except that it
requires a stronger electrical current in the write head.
Virtually immune to domestic-type magnets, HiCo
substantially decreases the chances of accidental data
erasure. Despite this superiority, HiCo hasn’t yet replaced
LoCo technology, due to the widely established base of LoCo
encoders and the increased cost of HiCo encoders. Standard
magnetic stripe readers, however, can read either HiCo or
LoCo stripes.
High-coercivity
cards are currently used in applications where the need for
performance, for example in critical test equipment,
outweighs price. A single magnetic stripe can hold several
tracks of recorded data, which can be rewritten and updated.
The ISO\IEC 7810, 11, 12, and 13 series of standards specify
a three-track format, encoding scheme, and bit density for
all financial card applications.
All PVC card
products, smart cards, and ID Card Printer ribbons are
non-returnable.