Re: SIDER'S

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.dotnet>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> I wonder, too.
>
> If the motor drives the platters using an elastomer belt of
> some type, then spinning it up occasionally so that the
> belt comes to rest in a different position certainly seems
> like a good idea.  (This is certainly the case for floppy
> drives.)
>
> If the motor is direct drive, then perhaps spinning it up
> at least redistributes the lubricant in the bearings, which
> sounds like a good thing.
>
> Then, of course, there are the electrical advantages of
> keeping the electrolytics formed, so they work when you
> need them.
>
> -michael

I think the only drive I have with a belt is an IMI drive for the
Corvus. The others I think are direct drive(I hope). I guess I'll
continue spinning up the Siders every so often, they're the ones
I'd hate to lose the most. The Vulcans aren't too impoutant as I
have spare mechanisms. The SCSI ones I have too many of so it'd
be almost a blessing if a few dozen died. Of course the ones still
sealed in antistatic bags I can't do anything with unless I open
the bags.

Wayne