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From: rnv@motsj1.UUCP (Ron Voss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: disk squeak
Summary: Static damaging?
Message-ID: <531@motsj1.UUCP>
Date: 5 Aug 88 23:04:21 GMT
References: <5635@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> <61185@sun.uucp> <2937@utastro.UUCP> <7627@dcatla.UUCP>
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In article <7627@dcatla.UUCP>, dxjsb@dcatla.UUCP (Jack S. Brindle) writes:
> 
> jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) writes:
> > The traditional cause of hard disk squeal is not the bearings, but a static
> > discharge brush pressed against the spindle of the drive.  The 'fix' is 
> > usually to just rip it loose.  No one seems to have an adequate explaination
> 
> to discharge through a controlled path. If you remove the button, the
> discharge will still occur, but through places you may not like. The upshot

I read somewhere that in the absence of the brush, the static
discharges through the bearings, and is not "dangerous" to your
data.  Anyone know for sure?