I Can Finally Talk Now ...
... About Raptor X.
I've been hinting about a really nifty product I've been working on for several months now, and actually for longer than that in sporadic fits and starts.
So for the curious, the main site is here for Raptor X.
Short form? It's the world's first clear cover version of a hard disk that's in production and has a warranty like a regular drive. Five years, in fact.
And if you look at the tab under "How We Did It," you'll see that wonderful picture I mentioned in a recent post. You'll also see the writing the design team was asked to contribute. The bulk of that is not how we (the engineers) originally wrote it. I sooo wanted to beta it when I saw it, but wasn't given the chance. The only bits they left largely intact are:
A unique ESD-dissipative coating, when used with the conductive frame, redirects an unwanted ESD charge out of harms way, protecting the read/write heads from potentially damaging zaps of static discharge. The lens is attached to the cover with a foam adhesive, chosen for its gap-filling and sealing capabilities.
and
The laminated frame that surrounds the lens must have conductive properties to enable an ESD charge to move through it, using it as a bridge between the surfaces it spans. The coated window lens and the cover are tied electrically through strategically placed bare-metal surfaces on the cover, thus creating a conductive unit. Conductivity in the frame is achieved with injection of microscopic carbon nanotubes into the frame adhesive.
Too bad they dropped my Star Trek reference to transparent aluminum. Now that's real geek reference.
I've been hinting about a really nifty product I've been working on for several months now, and actually for longer than that in sporadic fits and starts.
So for the curious, the main site is here for Raptor X.
Short form? It's the world's first clear cover version of a hard disk that's in production and has a warranty like a regular drive. Five years, in fact.
And if you look at the tab under "How We Did It," you'll see that wonderful picture I mentioned in a recent post. You'll also see the writing the design team was asked to contribute. The bulk of that is not how we (the engineers) originally wrote it. I sooo wanted to beta it when I saw it, but wasn't given the chance. The only bits they left largely intact are:
A unique ESD-dissipative coating, when used with the conductive frame, redirects an unwanted ESD charge out of harms way, protecting the read/write heads from potentially damaging zaps of static discharge. The lens is attached to the cover with a foam adhesive, chosen for its gap-filling and sealing capabilities.
and
The laminated frame that surrounds the lens must have conductive properties to enable an ESD charge to move through it, using it as a bridge between the surfaces it spans. The coated window lens and the cover are tied electrically through strategically placed bare-metal surfaces on the cover, thus creating a conductive unit. Conductivity in the frame is achieved with injection of microscopic carbon nanotubes into the frame adhesive.
Too bad they dropped my Star Trek reference to transparent aluminum. Now that's real geek reference.