On 05/30/2019 10:56 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
[1] I feel DEC got one thing wrong here. The
preamplifier
ICs are inside the HDA and thus can't be replaced.
This was pretty common
practice in a number of drives from
that period. Now, it is common for the read amps to be on
the individual hear arms, to get them closer to the heads.
Jon