Re: Can I use epoxy on a harddrive?
- From: Paul <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:32:35 -0400
george41407@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I have a harddrive that had a bent contact pin on the IDE connector.
Using a needle nose plyers I was able to straighten it. But when I
plugged in the cable, the pin got shoved partway thru the connector,
coming out at the rear. This is a Quantum Fireball 20G, and the rear
of the pins are easily exposed. I just shoved it back in, and have
not removed that cable since. I just change the cable for now if I
swap drives. Before I remove that cable, can I put a small amount of
epoxy on that pin (in the rear of the plug)? I'm sure it will hold,
but I know that it will bridge across a few of the pins. so I want to
be sure it's not conductive electrically. I dont think it is, but I
wanted to ask. (I am referring to plain clear epoxy, not JB Weld,
which is stronger, but likely IS conductive). I'll just use that 5
minute drying stuff so that it dont run down onto the drive itself.
At least I know that if this board was to go bad, I do have another
identical working drive, so I can swap the boards on them to retrieve
data.
Can you backup the data on the drive now ?
I would do that before carrying out your epoxy experiment.
If you accidentally get epoxy in the wrong place, you might
never be able to seat the cable again.
Paul
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