RK05 stuff (was RE: cctalk Digest, Vol 10, Issue 74)

I, too, am getting geared up to do some testing of a couple RK05J drives that I recently acquired. I am working on getting an RK11-D controller so I can hook the drives up to an 11/40 or an 11/34. When I received the drives, I took the cover off and looked inside. They appear to be very clean. There are tags on both drives that indicate that they passed a maintenance check in 1997. I have applied power to both drives. The toggle switches all seem to work and the appropriate lights come on. I have the various RK05 technical manuals and an RK05 maintenance course for field engineers. I have started looking at these documents. Once I hook up the drives to the RK11 controller on the 11/40 or 11/34, what would be the steps involved in testing these drives and getting them up and running if they're mechanically sound? They were shipped from Ohio to South Carolina. I do not want to destroy the heads the first time I put a pack in the drives. Ashley -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:54 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 10, Issue 74 but in a different manner. I thought if at least one drive As the data on your packs is worthless, try reformatting one. A format on an RK05 is like a format on a floppy disk, it will re-write all the sector headers, and does not depend on correct head alignment. If the drive will reformat a pack and will then pass the read/write diagnostic using it, then the only problem with the drive is alignment. If it won't then you have more (electronic) troubleshooting to do. -tony