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Re:The Race to Seal Helium HDDs by dreamcompiler on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @05:53AM (#40914205)
Wouldn't be a fire risk because there's no oxygen available. But hydrogen is chemically reactive and over time it could corrode or weaken the materials inside the HDD.
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Re:The Race to Seal Helium HDDs by banish-m4 on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @04:13AM (#40924754)
That's not the main problem. The main problem is hydrogen is fucking painful to contain.
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Re:The Race to Seal Helium HDDs by dreamcompiler on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @08:22AM (#40926100)
Not as painful as helium. Bigger atom but it leaks more.
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Re:The Race to Seal Helium HDDs by banish-m4 on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @06:27PM (#40932120)
Ah, truth. Brain fart.

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section V

Helium leak detection sensitivity is 3 orders of magnitude higher.

Memory is fallible, but the code doesn't lie.

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