27 Apr
2010
27 Apr
'10
4:15 p.m.
Rob Jarratt wrote:
A while ago I posted about an RD53 I have which had
the problem with the
sticking heads. I have now got to the point where the heads no longer stick
on the bumper, but the disk still does not work correctly. I opened it up
and watched what it did with the cover off. Once it gains speed it moves the
heads out all the way and then they just stay there with the disk spinning.
FWIW, I have one that does exactly the same. It is however also a
non-runner, so I can't tell you whether that's correct behaviour or
not. It certainly /sounds/ the same as my other, working example.
There is a whine coming from the drive, not sure of
the source of this
though.
Mine had that too. Not sure where it came from, but it stopped when I
retightened one of the corner HDA mountings (the ones with the rubber
bushes underneath).
Cheers,
--
Steve Maddison
http://www.cosam.org/