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Date:	Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:51:41 PST8
From:	Ray Davison <raydav@charter.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Drive stiction ?

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Peter Skye wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what period of time is involved in having both a new
> and an old drive develop stiction?
>
> (Lurkers: Stiction is where an unused drive sitting on the shelf
> eventually has the bearings freeze up.)

Peter, you do seem to have a way of coming up with terms that most of
computerdom does not use. The amateur gear head industry industry
also uses stiction. I think they coined it independently without even
knowing there is a standard physics term; static friction and the
accompanying static coefficient of friction.

In your case, are you storing drives submerged in sea water. If no,
then why should they ever stick. Oh yea, there is the phenomena of
cold welding which can occur if two pieces of clean metal are clamped
together in a vacuum for a long time. Does that apply?

Ray

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