Paul Stimpson <p...@stimpsonfamily.co.uk> wrote: > If you heat it up in the oven to above it's > magnetic point then drop it on the floor or hit > it with said hammer you will cause random > magnetic domains to form all over it.
Just heating the platter to beyond its Curie Point is that's required - the domains will be completely disordered then. Finding the Curie Point of the magnetic material used on your particular drive is more of a problem, as is dealing with the molten aluminium if your platter happens to be made of that. Nick. -- Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer Confidence is failing to understand the problem. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
