Re: How far I've come...
By: Moondog to MRO on Tue Jan 24 2023 12:17 pm
> 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.
it was just to be stupid. they tried all kinds of weird shit.
look at all the weird levers and trays that have always been in dells.
i wouldn't trust a non metal screw, there's a risk they'd snap eventually if
someone messed with them enough.
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