Dead IMI-drive (was Re: Onyx C8000: good news and bad news as well)

[Ed Kelleher]

At 11:29 AM 9/15/2004, you wrote:
>I've got lots of hard drives (approx. 350) in any size and age you can 
>imagine but  I've never seen one with a dead motor which causes a short 
>circuit.
>It's quite rare, isn't it ?

I've always lumped failures into HDA or Logic board.
But I've never seen a short as you describe.

Considering the thin enamel insulation on the wires, and the stress of 
winding the coils, I'm surprised it's as rare as it is.

c'est la vie.

Ed