>That's just there to drain off static charge that builds up.
>It's not carrying any current to speak of.

Micropolis used to have them on their full height 5.25 inch hard discs. the
trouble was the brush would get to a point where it would squeak or squeal.
We had a recommendation from Micropolis to remove them, as they did not seem
to serve a useful purpose in that case.

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