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> At 06:42 AM 5/22/99 -0000, you wrote:
> >In fact, I just bought an IBM 22G 7200 RPM IDE drive for $419 a week ago.
> >I plan to put one of these in my car as part of a Linux-based sound system.
> >Anyone have good ideas about shock-mounting?  :-)
>
> Hi Eric,
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> I've had one in my car for 7 months now. I squeezed all the boards and the
> drive into as small a box as I could, and put it under the passenger seat
> in my car. The padded carpet is all the shock-mounting it gets. I don't
> think it's a problem. The drive is a 3.5 gig Maxtor, but I got a new 17
> gig(also Maxtor) that I'll put in the next one. Different drive
> manufacturers have different specs regarding operating shock and vibration.
> IBM and Maxtor seem to have the highest ratings. This drive has never
> glitched. I don't know how temperature would affect it - it's fairly
> temperate where I am. I imagine freezing temperatures could be a problem. I
> also went with a slower(5400 rpm) drive because it is quieter.

Bob I'm pulling up your page now but wanted to ask about the power supply.
Are you using an inverter to a normal PC power supply or did you work
out a direct DC-DC converter?

I'm planning on prototyping with a home box which of course can be run
directly off 120VAC. But I'm thinking ahead to the car box too.

BAJ