3 Oct
2000
3 Oct
'00
noon
Ahhh, I see... If the cartridge is subjected to excessive shock, the
disk pops loose from the magnetic holder in the bottom, and rattles
around. I wish I remember which ones made 'clunking' sounds as I
unboxed them.
Thanks for all the answers!
clint
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, ajp166 wrote:
From: Clint Wolff (VAX collector)
<vaxman(a)uswest.net>
I haven't looked at these very close yet, but
aren't the heads in the
drive, not the disk pack?
The only damage I can imagine is the bearings and/or races got munged
up...
clint
The packs consist of a hub assembly (no bearings) that matches up
with the magnetic clutch on the spindle of the drive. The platter being
nearly 14" is susceptable to warping from high shocks.
I'd consider popping it out of the plastic pack and mounting it on a try
spindle and giving it a spin in free air to see if the the platter is
warped.
If the heads make contact it could be catastrophic and a PITA to
mount and align a new set.
Allison
On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Daniel T. Burrows wrote:
> >I recently purchased a number of RL02 cartridges. Some are labeled:
> >RL02K-DC and some RL02K-EF.
> >
> >What's the difference between them?
>
> The -EF were error free.
>
> >
> >One had one side of the shock indicator set, a second had both set.
> >
> >Would it be a really bad idea to use either of these, or just a bad
> >idea?
>
> Depends of how brave you are.:)
> Clean the heads first anyway.
> Inspect them closely for any dings. Especially on the edges of the
> platters. Then be ready to spin the drive down if you hear anything
when it
> first loads.
> Then inspect the heads again for oxide whether you heard anything or
not.
Dan