To: FuzzFace who wrote (7640 ) 2/22/1999 9:46:00 PM From: Mel Boreham Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Edwin and all, I think one of the main reasons that Iomega recommends that the Clik! disk not be left in the Clik! drive during transport is to keep dust from entering the Clik! disk as its shutter is completely withdrawn during its insertion into the drive. Dust could well ruin the media and the longer the shutter is open the more likely it is that dust could be deposited on its surface, affecting the media and the read/write heads of the drive. It only takes a moment to remove the disk and place into its plastic clamshell (dust-proof) container. In that all of the currently available drives are external, they would be more likely to be open to dust and other possible contaminants. Even my new Sony Hi-8 camcorder does not recommend leaving the video cassette inside the camcorder if it is not going to be used for a while. I did this with another camcorder in the past and the cassette became lodged in the camera and required a technician to remove it at considerable cost and the video shot on that cassette was lost due to the damage caused by removing it.
