Re: Removing lid shielding (Re: 8 MB GS RAM cards with FOCUS& Zip GS)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Supertimer writes ...
> 
> joreilly@smtp.dorsai.org (James OReilly) wrote:
> 
> >I then read that if I got an 8 Meg RAM card, I could experience a > >short or overheating due to the card's contact with the lid, or to > >its proximity to other cards.

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> 
> I don't have the card, but looking at the GIF of the Sirius on > Alltech's web site, I can't see why 4 extra SIMM units will make that > much of a difference.
> 
> The ZipGS is reportedly compatible with both Focus and Sirius...
> at least I have not heard complaints.
> 
> The metal shield...the thing about it is that when you push a card
> like the TransWarp GS to high speeds, the shield sometimes
> bounces RF radiation that destabilizes it, or so they say.

     It was kind of you to not say who "they" are. Bouncing RF radiation
may well be the most 'creative' explanation yet concocted for a
glitching Transwarp.   



> I have had the top metal shielding removed.
> It might also contribute to overheating...

     The top shielding definitely screws up ventilation and can be a
shorting hazard for Slot cards.

     The back shielding makes it difficult to pass connectors through
slots in the back of the case and is another shorting hazard. The bottom
shielding becomes a very serious shorting hazard should you ever need to
remove and reinstall your motherboard. Unless removing the shielding
produces intolerable TV/Radio interference, it should all be yanked.


 
Rubywand