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I just got a Fractal Node 304. When you attach a 2.5" drive the bottom is pressed against the metal hard drive mount. One of my drives is mechanical and has an exposed PCB on the bottom. Can letting it touch the metal drive mount cause it to short out?

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The case is grounded, so it shouldn't.

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I just got a Fractal Node 304. When you attach a 2.5" drive the bottom is pressed against the metal hard drive mount. One of my drives is mechanical and has an exposed PCB on the bottom. Can letting it touch the metal drive mount cause it to short out?

Possibly, if a point with current flowing through touches the grounded metal of the case, but why are you mounting a drive to the floor of a Node 304?

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Yes it can short. Put some plastic or paper sheet in between them so that no metal parts touch the PCB.

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Nope its fine My in win S-frame has all metal drive bays and they sit right on them. No issues

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I just got a Fractal Node 304. When you attach a 2.5" drive the bottom is pressed against the metal hard drive mount. One of my drives is mechanical and has an exposed PCB on the bottom. Can letting it touch the metal drive mount cause it to short out?

 

If it is the aluminum casing of the drive touching the metal mount it is fine but if the PCB contacts are touching that's not a good idea since it can short between those points on the PCB as Enderman has said, better to be safe than sorry with storage drives.

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Possibly, if a point with current flowing through touches the grounded metal of the case, but why are you mounting a drive to the floor of a Node 304?

I think you misread my post. I meant the bottom of the drive is against the metal drive mount.

 

Anyway, I just thought of something. I'll just run to the hardware store and grab a few rubber washers just to be safe.

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I think you misread my post. I meant the bottom of the drive is against the metal drive mount.

 

Anyway, I just thought of something. I'll just run to the hardware store and grab a few rubber washers just to be safe.

good idea! thay way you also have some dampening from vibrations

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