Chris Knadle wrote: > On Tuesday 15 July 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > One disturbing thing is that the bottom of the U-shaped tray rests directly > against the back of the HD. On my HDs (500 GB Seagates), that side is > occupied by a printed circuit board (PCB), with nice, dense solders. > > > > Actually I think you've got a healthy intelligent caution about this. Agreed. Any place you see bare circuitry uncomfortably close to something conductive, some additional insulation is in order. The business ends of components on the solder side of a board can be quite pointy, so I wouldn't count on a layer of varnish to save you. Normal jiggling and vibration over time could work a sharp point through that layer -- and then the magic smoke leaks out.
It occurs to me that dentists use that blue paper to see where one tooth contacts another (and then the drill comes out...). I wonder if there's something similar you could use to check for contact between a circuit board and other stuff? The only problem would be that the point of contact is so small that you might miss it... _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
