3 Apr
2005
3 Apr
'05
4:37 a.m.
On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 01:30 +0100, Philip Pemberton wrote:
In message <m1DHrqN-000IxvC at p850ug1>
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
FWIW, I've had an early 90's Quantum drive which has the exact same
mechanism, so it's not a new invention.
I fitted a perspex lid to it - intention is to have the head position
under user control along with some sort of LED display of current
position, so that the public can tap in a number and watch the thing
seek.
cheers
J.
Didn't some winchesters use the spindle motor
as a generator to provide
the emergency retraction current?
I doubt this is in the same category, but the newer Maxtor drives (D740X and
later) seem to use a plastic paddle to lock the head.