Subj : How far I've come...
To   : MRO
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Jan 24 2023 12:17 pm

  Re: How far I've come...
  By: MRO to Bencollver on Mon Jan 23 2023 12:25 pm

 >   Re: How far I've come...
 >   By: Bencollver to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 23 2023 11:50 am
 > 
 >  > Nice job!  I remember being in a similar situation with a "homebrew" amd6
 >  > server that i inherited.  These had metal screws.  Servicing the fans hel
 >  > for a while but i eventually had to replace them.  I've broken newer and
 >  > smaller hardware that has more plastic parts, so i understand the feeling
 >  > relief when it still works after reassembly.
 > 
 > yeah but these fans are the cheapest money can buy. they also run nonstop.
 > if you experience any problems, you should just replace instead of trying to
 > I've been an electronics tech for over 17 years and I used to do RMAs every
 > once in a while. I serviced electronics controls for transmissions and other
 > 
 > 
What is the reason for plastic screws?  Do they abosrb shock, or deaden
vibration?  Back in the 90's some hard drive makerd would mount their drived in 
a frame with rubber bushings.

The worst vibration I ran into was from a game cd that had heavy silk screenin
g that was uneven.  It worked fine in most cd drives, except for one.  Not
sure if that drive was out of spec, but when that cd was inserted, it
rumbled like a washing machine with an unbalanced wash load.

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