Date   : Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:05:15 +0100
From   : acorn@... (Andy Ford)
Subject: happy bunny

That's quite a scary thought in a way, having rusty water etc inside :(

Let's hope Rob's are in better condition :) , I'd hope so as they have 
at least not been left outside to the elements etc.

I have seen inside one drive years ago that had slightly rusty platters 
but never experienced the "fun" of rusty water oozing out of one (yet!)

Andy.



Alex Taylor wrote:
> Not long back I picked up an Apple HD20 which is an external unit that
> fits the floppy port of the very earliest Macs, and uses a 20MB Rodime
> mechanism with a unique interface. I had to repair the interface PCB
> inside the unit because someone had mashed it up with a screwdriver.
> Once powered up, the drive wouldn't spin. After shaking and tapping
> it, I surmised that I'd have nothing to lose by taking the top off the
> drive and trying to get it spinning by hand. However, removing the lid
> let out all the rusty water and exposed the surface-rust covered
> platters.
>
> It looked fine from the outside.
>
>