Opening RL02 disk pack

Jon Elson elson at pico-systems.com
Thu Dec 6 11:26:37 CST 2018


On 12/06/2018 10:28 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote:
> Also, RK05s can be formatted by users (and often were), 
> but owning to embedded servo data, you _can't_ format 
> RL01/RL02 media in the field, so I'd be hesitant to 
> dismantle the hub on an RL02 pack. -ethan 
I dropped an RL02 that had the only copy of some programs.  
When put on the drive, it vibrated badly, and the ready 
light flickered.
I loosened the screws visible on the bottom, and adjusted 
the centering of the platter visually.  I put it back on the 
drive, and the vibration was much less, but the ready light 
was still flickering.  I adjusted the platter a few more 
times and then the ready light was solid on, and I was able 
to read the files!

If the owner of the system know what i'd done in the middle 
of the night, they would have wanted my head!

Jon


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