On Oct 17, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 17, 2010, at 9:20 AM, Tina K. wrote: > >> Are the rare earth (?) magnets that control the actuating arm strong enough >> to erase the data on the disk itself if they are simultaneously applied >> directly to both sides of the disk? >> >> It's not terribly important as I intend to physically destroy the disk, I'm >> just curious about this. > > Applied directly, probably certainly if you move them around on the platters. > > Keep the magnets, they're great as very strong fridge magnets. One holds our > 'family cookbook' to the side of the fridge, a collection of about 25 printed > pages...
I made an antenna mount using some disk drive magnets. It securely holds about six feet of copper pipe antenna to the leg of a canopy. I have a the side of a small parts cabinet covered in old drive magnets (going back as far as 5-1/4" hard drive and floppy drives). Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
