Product manual

Medalist 13640, 10230, 6422 and 3210 Product Manual, Rev. B 9
During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not
spinning, and the servo and read/write electronics are in power-down
mode.
1.7.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 1 shows a typical current profile.
Figure 1. Typical startup and operation current profile
Mode Typical Watts RMS Typical Amps RMS
5V 12V
Spinup — 0.72 2.2 (Peak)
Seeking
(Random,
no read/write)
9.7 0.5 0.65
Read/Write 6.1 0.675 0.275
Operating 6.1 0.575 0.30
Idle 5.5 0.5 0.25
Standby 1.1 0.22 —
Sleep 1.1 0.22 —
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Time (seconds)
2.0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
Current (Amps)