4 May
2006
4 May
'06
7:39 p.m.
I'm going to move an old Honeywell DPS6, working.
I've in mind to park the heads of the disk ... but how ?
The disk unit is from Magnetic Peripherals , model 9448
Internal parts are from CDC , the only code present is BJ7D1-A
Anyone know this unit/system ?
I have the CDC9448 service manual in front of me. I believe this is what
was called a 'Phoenix' drive
To lock the heads, first remove the top cover from the drive (screws on
the back IIRC). On top of the positioner is a metal bar, held down by a
screw at one end. Near that end there's a pin sticking out from one side
of the bar. And a pin sticking out from the other side at the other end
of the bar.
Remove the screw holding the bar in place and engage the pin near the
mounting hole with the hole in the head carriage. Then screw the bar back
to the positioner frame. The idea is that the bar will then lock the
carriage in the home position.
The pin at the other enf of the bar is used to hold the carriage at the
right position for head alignment. It's used when the drive is spinning
-- moving tyhe heads out that far with the drive stopped will do a lot of
damage.
-tony