I’m not sure how the card would make a difference there, but I never had problems with cf cards in cameras either. I never took the card out on my OT, though. Usb mode is faster for me.
Anyways, just wanted to tell ya, people always say it’s recommended to not take the card out.
That said, it used to be a more difficult repair as the pins were directly sitting on the main board (IIRC), but Elektron changed the internals and it’s now much easier to swap out.
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