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airplanenut · Apr 22, 2003, 9:52 PM

Hi,

This summer I will be atop Pikes Peak, some 14,000 feet up. I just wanted to make sure that I am correct that I can bring my Microdrive with me, it just won't work- I don't want to damage it.

Thanks,

Jeremy

BillDrew · Apr 22, 2003, 11:08 PM

IBM stated the limit was 10,000 feet. The microdrive uses air as a lubricant - at high altitude there is less air so less lubrication. It will "work" at that altitude, but not for long. You can put the drive into a compete vacumn so long as you don't spin it up.

airplanenut · Apr 22, 2003, 11:18 PM

The card would probably not even be in my camera at the time- just in the camera bag.

voxmagna · Apr 23, 2003, 6:16 AM

Pity the 602 doesn't copy in-cam, across media slots when you're back down to 'safe altitude' I believe the MD heads are 'parked' when not spun, so as Bill said there should be no prob. I don't even think the MD is spun when you select SM in the menu.

Apr 22, 2003, 9:52 PM	#1
airplanenut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 137	Microdrive above 10,000 feet- just making sure... Hi, This summer I will be atop Pikes Peak, some 14,000 feet up. I just wanted to make sure that I am correct that I can bring my Microdrive with me, it just won't work- I don't want to damage it. Thanks, Jeremy

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Apr 22, 2003, 11:08 PM	#2
BillDrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hay River Township, WI Posts: 2,512	IBM stated the limit was 10,000 feet. The microdrive uses air as a lubricant - at high altitude there is less air so less lubrication. It will "work" at that altitude, but not for long. You can put the drive into a compete vacumn so long as you don't spin it up.

Apr 22, 2003, 11:18 PM	#3
airplanenut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 137	The card would probably not even be in my camera at the time- just in the camera bag.

Apr 23, 2003, 6:16 AM	#4
voxmagna Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,162	Pity the 602 doesn't copy in-cam, across media slots when you're back down to 'safe altitude' I believe the MD heads are 'parked' when not spun, so as Bill said there should be no prob. I don't even think the MD is spun when you select SM in the menu.