Huh weird I do have experience of this happening especially on used drives that are technically beyond their lives, +7 years etc, guess it depends on manufacturer and classification since you haven't personally experienced it. When I say slow down I'm referring to the read and write speed not the platter rpm even though that could happen such as with motor bearing wear. There's really multiple potential hard wear issue that could cause read and write speeds to slow down: head wear, platter degradation, etc. Although i do want to clarify that I'm not necessarily saying its dying or even if its 100% a hardware issue since fragmentation could be the cause. Not even sure if it'll be throwing out errors yet so I can't wait to see what OP updates us with.
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Iirc with time mechanical drives do slow down significantly due to wear and tear so it kinda sounds its on its way out. If speed is a must maybe look at how much storage capacity you're using and switch to appropriate sized ssd/s. You can keep the mechanical drive as a cold backup.
Edit: not sure if you already done this and I usually don't recommend it if you don't have backups but benchmarking would show you the read and write speeds. Also depending on warranty status, you also have the option of doing a manufacturer replacement. Not sure what info Toshiba asks for but doesn't hurt to look into if you do decide to replace it.
I appreciate it and I totally understand what you mean but like how I replied to another person I see this more as a learning experienced than anything else. Obviously I have my limits budget wise but I do really want to continue buying secondhand cookware in the future so this is a good way to learn if that makes sense.
Yeah i see your point but this is more of an experiment in my eyes than anything else. Obviously there is a budget limit I'm not willing to cross but I do want to continue buying secondhand cookware in the future so this is just a way to get the knowledge on how to distinguish a potential hazard from good cookware if that makes sense. Plus I already have the equipment at hand so its not really a big problem money wise.
Yeah I can totally see that. I'm mostly just worried about a certain area being shinier and lighter in color compared to the rest of the griddle on the cooking surface. Must of been to repair a crack. I'm going to see if anything melts at around 622°f to determine if the material they used to fill is lead hopefully I don't warp it or anything.
Huh actually didn't think about scratching it. That sounds like it'll work. I'll still do the heat test to confirm but your method couldn't hurt to try. Thank you so much for the information I'm still new to the cast iron life so the shiny spot threw me off, haha
Edit: just did the test and I guess it passed it? I added significant force and couldn't make an indentation or a scratch on the area.
Yeah its possible but if anything melts out at 622°f I'm not even gonna risk it I'll just call it lead and take it to my local hazardous waste area
Honestly I'm probably going to do this lmao. The other solutions, tests or sending it out, are just more expensive than getting a new cast iron griddle tbh. Appreciate the help
Yeah I just thought about that this seems really promising. Appreciate the ideas.
Yup but I'm gonna hold off taking a blow torch to it for now at least to not ruin it lmao
Edit: yknow what you might be onto something ignore my earlier joke. If I stick it on the stove top and heat it up it should hypnotically melt out, right? I got a laser thermometer too so I can keep track of the temp roughly
Yeah I can. Gonna get a bit hippie on you here but it really comes down to how the art make you feel and not the artist. One personal example is jeepers creepers for me. I love that movie but victor salva is a POS that deserves to be castrated. Now another question you should ask yourself is the actual companies behind the media could be evil too, overworking their employees, underpaying them, etc..., are you going to stop watching it? A good example of this is the anime industry or some record producers