I recently went through this problem with a hard drive and went to my local hobby shop with a kitchen magnet and a paper clip. The metal that I found to be the most effective magnetic shield was tin. Brass has been recommended on a site but it did not work for me and the magnet was able to easily hold the paperclip through the brass.
In doing some research into finding a good magnetic shield if found that the magnetic field cannot be blocked per se but needs to be diverted. The tin I found worked in this way. Although the magnet would actually grab and hold onto the tin it was not able to grab the paperclip through the tin. I found that to be an interesting tidbit. Andre on 12/22/03 11:35 AM, Paul Nicholson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > NOT copper! You need to use steel. It has to be magnetic. > > On Dec 22, 2003, at 8:16 AM, chueewowee wrote: > >> Yes, I seem to remember , that a ssheild can be placEd over the hard >> disc, of copper. It is easy to do. >> >> 21/12/03 10:17 pm -0500 Clyde Kahrl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Also, remember that there are sometimes problems with Travelstars on >>> Wallstreets--having to do with a magnet and needing a sheild of some >>> kind. I had the same problem doing such an installation several >>> weeks >>> ago and I was reminded about this. I have yet to address it. >>> See: >>> http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/wallstreet_hard_drive/index.html >>> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
