DEC RL01/02, RK05/06/07 Cartridge Inspector/Cleaner

At 03:46 PM 5/5/2004 -0400, you wrote: >I've just carried it around with me whenever I've moved (about 10 times) >and it usually has just sat quietly on a shelf. A friend of mine had it

>a year or >so, but I had to rescue it when he was talking about turning it into a

What OS were they written under? --tom >Ashley > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom Uban" <uban(a)ubanproductions.com> >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" ><cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:42 PM >Subject: Re: DEC RL01/02, RK05/06/07 Cartridge Inspector/Cleaner > > > > At 03:33 PM 5/5/2004 -0400, you wrote: > > > > >Another question.... > > > > > >I have an RK05 pack that has not been mounted since 1978. What are

> > >chances that it can still be read? > > > > I would think that if it has been stored in a reasonable fashion, the > > chances are quite good. It should of course be cleaned first... > > > > --tom > > > > > > >Ashley > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tom Uban" <uban(a)ubanproductions.com> > > >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > > ><cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>p.org>; "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic >Posts" > > ><cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:31 PM > > >Subject: Re: DEC RL01/02, RK05/06/07 Cartridge Inspector/Cleaner > > > > > > > > > > At 03:22 PM 5/5/2004 -0400, Ashley Carder wrote: > > > > > > > > >Does anyone here currently have a functioning RK05 drive? > > > > >Has anyone here ever brought one back from the dead? > > > > > > > > Yes, I have one which I brought back from the dead by replacing > > > > the foam, NiCd batteries, debugging the boards, etc. > > > > > > > > --tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ashley > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Tom Uban" <uban(a)ubanproductions.com> > > > > >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > > > > ><cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>p.org>; "General Discussion: On-Topic and

> > >Posts" > > > > ><cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:16 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: DEC RL01/02, RK05/06/07 Cartridge Inspector/Cleaner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 03:06 PM 5/5/2004 -0400, Ashley Carder wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >Does anyone know anything about this "Inspector / Cleaner"? > > > > > > > > > > > > The inspector cleaner allows you to hold the raw platter and

> > > > > > examine and clean it safely. > > > > > > > > > > > > >I've also seen mention of an "alignment pack" for RK05

> > > > > > >Does anyone here have experience maintaining / aligning RK05 >drives > > >and > > > > > > >keeping them running? > > > > > > > > > > > > In order to properly align an RK05 you need an alignment pack > > > > > > which has special "data" written at special locations. That > > > > > > together with a two channel o-scope, the manual and a few

> > > > > > tools will allow you to adjust the in/out position of each

> > > > > > > > > > > > The biggest problems with maintaining RK05s is that the foam > > > > > > which is used at various locations in the drive, including in > > > > > > the air path, disintegrates and turns to dust and/or goo. If > > > > > > you carefully clean out all of the old foam/dust/goo, you can > > > > > > fairly easily replace it with new foam purchased from a fabric > > > > > > store (or similar). A more difficult problem is that the

> > > > > > plastic/rubber tube which ducts the air into the disk area

> > > > > > disintegrates over time. I haven't had to come up with a