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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1989
Samuel H Gailbreath, Boise, ID (US);
Boyd N Shelton, Boise, ID (US);
Richard L Hilton, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a magnetic disk drive having a pole piece spaced apart from a magnetic disk surface by a predetermined distance to effectively form two plates of a parasitic capacitance capable of sustaining an undesirable electrical discharge capable of destroying data on the disk either by random discharge between the pole piece and magnetic disk or by discharge into imperfections on the disk. The invention comprises a circuit and method for applying a DC voltage to the pole piece and for simultaneously applying a DC voltage to the magnetic disk surface which is approximately equal to the DC voltage applied to the pole piece and thereby preventing the above parasitic capacitance between the pole piece and the magnetic disk surface from charging to a level sufficient to sustain any electrical discharge.