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- From: kupiec@hp800.lasalle.edu (Bob Kupiec)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
- Subject: Re: Need tin disk shield
- Message-ID: <102469@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 16:20:58 GMT
- References: <1992Dec16.041634.7202@umbc3.umbc.edu>
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- In <1992Dec16.041634.7202@umbc3.umbc.edu>, motteler@umbc4.umbc.edu writes:
- >The 519 seems to work fine inside the 3b1 (1 1/2 years with no
- >HD errors) if (and only if) it is shielded. I tried running it
- >inside the machine last year without the shield and got a ton of
- >HDERRs, appearently due to inductive coupling with the PS
- >transformer or possibly the CRT yoke.
-
- The Seagate ST251-1 doesn't need a shield at all, as well as many other
- drives. I run my 3b1 without a shield and everything works just fine. No
- HDERRS. Did Priam make poorly shielded (grounded) drives or what?
-
- Also: *MY* Seagate doesn't have stiction problems either after years of
- on/off cycles and continuous use. I wouldn't have bought it if I
- knew beforehand, but I must've lucked out. ;-)
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