From: Mrcheerful on
Jeff The Drunk wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>
>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north
>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not
>>> hold. Also
>>
>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong.
>
> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That
> defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works.

ordinary IDE, the magnet is so strong that it is hard to get off a flat
metal surface without tools!!!



From: Toby Sleigh on

"Jeff The Drunk" <i-am(a)the.bar> wrote in message
news:pan.2010.06.06.15.12.51(a)joesbarandgrilll.org...
> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>
>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north
>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not
>>> hold. Also
>>
>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong.
>
> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That defies
> all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works.

All hard drives, the head arm solenoid uses them. My shed's full of magnets
from HDDs. For example I use them to store sash clamps out of the way on the
ceiling. I've used one from a larger mainframe disk drive to fish 37lb sash
weights from a skip, you've just got to make sure it doesn't touch the side
of the skip.




From: Robatoy on
On Jun 6, 11:13 am, dpb <n...(a)non.net> wrote:
> EXT wrote:
> > "Bob F" <bobnos...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> >> john hamilton wrote:
> >>> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and
> >>> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door.  ...
>
> >> Just about any door latch in the world will fix that.
>
> > Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too.
>
> How about a car that doesn't need fixing so much?
>
> --

Audi? Hobbyist tuner? Preventative maintenance?
From: Tony Hwang on
dpb wrote:
> EXT wrote:
>> "Bob F" <bobnospam(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>> john hamilton wrote:
>>>> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and
>>>> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. ...
>>>
>>> Just about any door latch in the world will fix that.
>>
>> Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too.
>
> How about a car that doesn't need fixing so much?
>
> --

Hi,
That car has Lucas parts.
From: John on

"Jeff The Drunk" <i-am(a)the.bar> wrote in message
news:pan.2010.06.06.15.31.46(a)joesbarandgrilll.org...
> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:27:12 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote:
>
>> Jeff The Drunk wrote:
>>> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>>>
>>>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north
>>>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not
>>>>> hold. Also
>>>>
>>>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong.
>>>
>>> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That
>>> defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works.
>>
>> ordinary IDE, the magnet is so strong that it is hard to get off a flat
>> metal surface without tools!!!
>
> Well I guess you learn something new every day. I would think a magnet
> anywhere near the metal recording medium where the data lives would wipe
> it out.
>

Since Faraday all motors use magnets!