Just the mositure droplets from your breath ot the dead skin and hair from your
body is enough to screw it over.
SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:
> Ive also opened up hard drives here at the house, but i wouldnt bet on them
> running for much longer after. the next time you see sunlight streaming
> through a window, take a look. you'll actually be able to see all the dust
> particles floating around in the air even though you'd think most if not all
> dust would settle.
>
> In a message dated 98-07-11 09:52:03 EDT, you write:
>
> << [snip]
> of doing home drive repair
> >without the luxury of a clean room. Is it possible to use some sort of
> >cheaply available or easily made vacuum chamber with positive airflow
> and
> >filtering, or is it absolutely required? Can a drive be opened in room
> >air and be worked on without introducing dangerou
>
> : Well, I've opened drives in room air and had them run after, but it does
> :make it less reliable. It's a thing like ESD: if you want to risk it. >>
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