on 7/23/02 11:15 AM, Janice Best at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've opened up my PM7500 a few times, and each time that I do, this thin > metal piece that goes in between my floppy and the plastic front gets bent > out of shape. I wanted to get rid of it, but I happened to see something > that seems to refer to it as an "emi shield" (an ebay auction for a "bezel > kit" which includes the tray the drive sits on, screws, the plastic bezel > piece and the emi shield). > > Is it then important to keep this thin metal piece? > > Janice AFAIN its there to protect the media on the floppy disks from surrounding electro magnetic fields, such as those generated by a monitor in close proximity and not for any protection to the user. David in WV
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