Also there is another problem you all need to be aware of:
dont store CRTs in violent climate conditions either. Especially moisture ridden. The macs arnt old enough yet, but there will come a time where constant exposure will cause the CRT to fail, the glass-to-pin seal in the back erodes and the CRT will gas out.
Its a big problem in the 50s/60s TV collecting world.
Dealing with the rubber issues is not that bad IF its not a multi-platter drive. If it is a multi platter drive, then you have to have a special tool to remove the platter assembly.
If any platters are allowed to rotate independently of one-another, it will cause cylinder misalignment and the drive is junk, as the servo tracks or data tracks no longer line up.
dont store CRTs in violent climate conditions either. Especially moisture ridden. The macs arnt old enough yet, but there will come a time where constant exposure will cause the CRT to fail, the glass-to-pin seal in the back erodes and the CRT will gas out.
Its a big problem in the 50s/60s TV collecting world.
Dealing with the rubber issues is not that bad IF its not a multi-platter drive. If it is a multi platter drive, then you have to have a special tool to remove the platter assembly.
If any platters are allowed to rotate independently of one-another, it will cause cylinder misalignment and the drive is junk, as the servo tracks or data tracks no longer line up.