Will a hard drive immersed in non-conductive fluid or oil work properly? - Page 5

Zenphic · 29th May 2008, 08:43 AM

Someone volunteer a hard drive!

Mac Daddy · 29th May 2008, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mikegas

Just remembered, underneath the PCB, there is the connector from the head stack to the PCBA. Remember to silicon the side of the connector as well. Also you might want to silicon all the screws just incase. Remember to take a video and post it at youtube. Good Luck!

Yep checked that out too Mike when I get my new drive this Maxtor is taking up diving

Mac Daddy · 13th Jun 2008, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mikegas

Just remembered, underneath the PCB, there is the connector from the head stack to the PCBA. Remember to silicon the side of the connector as well. Also you might want to silicon all the screws just incase. Remember to take a video and post it at youtube. Good Luck!

*BUMP*

Looking at that as well Mike and let us know if you or the others have any other ideas its a go here

Time to buy a new HD

Actually its not a Maxtor forgot that went into a machine I sold to work it was 80G. So Mike lets see if this 40G Seagate SpinPoint can Scuba Dive ... more details coming soon ....

Adrian Wong · 13th Jun 2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

*BUMP*

Looking at that as well Mike and let us know if you or the others have any other ideas its a go here

Time to buy a new HD

Actually its not a Maxtor forgot that went into a machine I sold to work it was 80G. So Mike lets see if this 40G Seagate SpinPoint can Scuba Dive ... more details coming soon ....

I think all drives can scuba dive as long as you sealed them up with breather tubes and only soak them in non-conductive fluids like cooking oil or engine oil.

Mac Daddy · 13th Jun 2008, 06:57 PM

We are going to find out

Adrian Wong · 13th Jun 2008, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

We are going to find out

Oh yeah, it would be good to test the temperature difference if air-cooled or liquid-cooled.

Mac Daddy · 15th Jun 2008, 12:31 AM

Went grocery shopping this morning

Adrian Wong · 15th Jun 2008, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Went grocery shopping this morning

Wow.. You went for a canola + sunflower blend? That's gotta be a little expensive.

Good for the heart but not so sure about the HDD!

Mac Daddy · 15th Jun 2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Wow.. You went for a canola + sunflower blend? That's gotta be a little expensive.

Good for the heart but not so sure about the HDD!

Hee hee cheapest I could find in that size I didn't need a gallon jug of vegetable oil for anything

iModAMD · 26th Jun 2008, 03:26 AM

It's really interesting mac

And wonders how it decrease temp too eh mac

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