On Thursday 05 December 2024 10:51:16 pm Charles R Patton via groups.io wrote:
2] A more modern problem is the use of helium in the hard drives in
order to fly the heads closer to the disk.? Helium leaks significantly
in any system with soft (elastomer) gaskets that will be a feature of
any hard drive.? I don't know what the number is today, but I suspect
that number is in the 20 year frame also.
I've heard of that. I only hope that I can find out about it before I purchase anything like that. It strikes me as a really bad idea...
It doesn't matter what you put it in, helium *will* leak. And, it's not a renewable resource. Once it's gone, it's gone.
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