11 May
2020
11 May
'20
9:15 p.m.
Hi all --
I'm restoring a Xerox Alto and I started going over the system's Diablo 30
drive. The heads are in bad shape; the bottom one is actually missing both
parts of the erase poles (so the black portion of the head no longer makes
a "t", it's just a black line). This means the head (in addition to not
being able to erase) also won't float due to the head having small cavities
in them. The upper head looks a little better but I'd love to find a set
of upper and lower heads if anyone has spares.
Then I get to learn how to align these things.
Thanks!
- Josh