LarrySabo wrote:My personal preference is for horizontal flow, because I find that most contamination comes into the chamber on the drives, especially from under the cover lid edges. These (and any particles on tools, hands, etc.) tend to fall down onto the top platter and my thought was that horizontal flow would help to clear these before hitting the top platter. As Jared said, it probably doesn't matter which you choose.
Jared wrote:LarrySabo wrote:My personal preference is for horizontal flow, because I find that most contamination comes into the chamber on the drives, especially from under the cover lid edges. These (and any particles on tools, hands, etc.) tend to fall down onto the top platter and my thought was that horizontal flow would help to clear these before hitting the top platter. As Jared said, it probably doesn't matter which you choose.
I agree with your thoughts about contaminants coming from the top cover. It's why I always open my drives upside down inside my down flow cabinet. That way the dust is forced down and hopefully doesn't get too much on the platters. However even if it does, it's nothing some good clean room swabs can't remove before you close it up.
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