24 Sep
1999
24 Sep
'99
2:05 a.m.
Oh, and by the way, the score seems to be 7900A: 1, me: 0.9 now <grin>
You wrote....
Jay, have you checked the mechanics? I have a similar
vintage HP drive
(HP
2870A - OEM was Iomec) which had
a mechanical spring-loaded mechanism for unloading the heads. I found
that
my was pretty gummy with old
lubricant, and had to clean it up / degrease it before it would operate
properly
The unload mechanism on the 7900A is entirely electrical, not mechanical.
But - thanks for the tip!
(Fortunately for me, I recognized
this _before_ I loaded the heads the first time.
I sincerely wish I had been so lucky! (then I wouldn't be faced with getting
the top heads recontoured now) :)
I'm taking vacation all next week, so I plan to revisit the 7900A and
hopefully finish it off. One thing I'm wrestling with now - I need to
thoroughly re-clean the inside of the drive. Any cloth I've tried around the
house doesn't seem to be "lint-free", and leaves many little threads and
stuff behind. Has anyone found any common cloths that don't do this? I was
wondering about an old undershirt, etc. Ideas?
Also - I had heard there might be a 7908 drive available from a private
email (NOT for sure yet). If so, anyone interested? Of course, again - if
anyone knows where I can get another 7900A or two, PLEASE let me know!
Finally, I just got around to setting up a second email address for personal
mail rather than business mail. They are:
Work email: jlwest(a)tseinc.com
Home email: west(a)tseinc.com
If anyone has me in their addressbook, please change the jlwest address to
west. I only check the home email when I'm at home though, so if you want a
response during the day feel free to use the old jlwest address.
Thanks!
Jay West