OCUK Silentmaxx enclosure

Vegeta · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:54

Hi I've got one, another one coming, just a wee question, what does the little cable at the side do? that you connect the front screw to the side screw.

jellybeard999 · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:56

Vegeta said:
Hi I've got one, another one coming, just a wee question, what does the little cable at the side do? that you connect the front screw to the side screw.

at a guess, im gonna say its a grounding cable

Vegeta · 28 Jul 2006 at 14:57

excuse my ignorance, but what does it do lol

mattup · 28 Jul 2006 at 21:49

It equalises the Potential difference (PD) from your case to the enclosure. This protects your drive from static, etc.

Matt

DaveMac · 28 Jul 2006 at 22:16

Yup, I have the same thing on the Zalman version, it replaces the continuity lost due to the rubber mounts: