>On Apr 4, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: > >> >> I am assuming all HD cases are made of Ferrous material. > >They're not, they're typically made of machined aluminum; in fact the >technology used to make hard drive cases lead to the technology used >to make MacBook Air and now the MacBook cases, all start with a solid >block of aluminum. > >Typically the only ferrous parts of a hard drive are the brackets the >magnets are attached to. > >-- >Bruce Johnson >University of Arizona >College of Pharmacy >Information Technology Group > >Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
In that case there is no shunting and the Flux between the Poles of the external magnet and the flux can penetrate more readily through the case of the Hd. ErnieG --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
