23 Mar
2005
23 Mar
'05
3:07 p.m.
Tony said:
Actaully 8 drives per controller, but even so it's crampped. And 8 RK05
drives take up a heck of a lot of space!
and don't forget that they weigh about 125 pounds apiece. 8 RK05s is
about a half ton! I used to pick up those RK05s off the floor and rack
them myself until I found out what that does to a 47-year old back. I from the top downwards, when you get the electronics,
disk housing, etc
out of the way, the main chassis, complete with spindle, spindle
motor,
positioned, etc, comes out with just 3 bolts. The base pan is quite easy
to lift onto the stand, agqain it all goes back together in a few minutes.
And the RA60. A fried delivered one using his pick-up truck (a 1947
Fordson IIRC). I took one look at it (the drive) and decided there was no
way I could get that thing into the house and upstairs on my own. So I
grabbed the toolkit and took it apart on the back of the truck. Again,
the main chassis comes out with little work and is liftable, so is the
casing and the various electronic parts.
-tony