6 Jan
2015
6 Jan
'15
7:32 p.m.
That's a good idea. It should load heads with no
problem, but should not be
able to read or write. I would suggest going through all of the servo
adjustments in the PM procedure but would advise you NOT do a head
alignment.
Can't some of the servo adjustments affect the exact point at which the servo locks?
In other words you should really do a head alignment after adjusting them.
Whatever you do don't put the alignment disk in as the first pack you try, for very
obvious reasons!. But if you have an alignment disk I see no reason not to do the
head alignment -- after you are sure the drive is OK.
What I would do is to make sure it will spin up with a 12 sector pack (as those are
common) and the heads fly, etc
Then try a 'scratch' 16 sector pack. Format it (the RK05 does a true low-level
format,
of course), then read/write. If it has any problems, find out why, it is not head
alignment
Assuming it gets that far, then put the alignment disk in and check the head alignment.
-tony