11 Jul
1998
11 Jul
'98
4:58 p.m.
Ive also opened up hard drives here at the house, but i wouldnt bet on them
running for much longer after. the next time you see sunlight streaming
through a window, take a look. you'll actually be able to see all the dust
particles floating around in the air even though you'd think most if not all
dust would settle.
In a message dated 98-07-11 09:52:03 EDT, you write:
<< [snip]
of doing home drive repair
without the luxury of a clean room. Is it possible to
use some sort of
cheaply available or easily made vacuum chamber with positive airflow
and
filtering, or is it absolutely required? Can a drive
be opened in room
air and be worked on without introducing dangerou
: Well, I've opened drives in room air and had them run after, but it does
:make it less reliable. It's a thing like ESD: if you want to risk it. >>