10 Dec
2009
10 Dec
'09
5:22 p.m.
You can do it *without* an alignment pack. The only problem is that you'll probably
have problems interchanging packs between drives. The alignment pack has it's tracks
written to tight nominal tolerances so that when you align a drive using that pack,
you'll be able to read/write packs written on other drives.
If you align the heads by using some random pack you'll likely be out a bit. How much
will depend upon how close the pack you used is to "nominal".
BTW you can always tell an alignment pack. They're red (vs white for a normal pack).
They're hard to miss.
TTFN - Guy
On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
Hi folks,
I took a "new" RK05 disk drive from my heap. After defoaming I powered it up. I
soon realized that the position sensor's glass had fallen off. Can be glued back in
place easily. But after that I'll most probably have a misaligned RK05.
The RK05 manual tells me how easy it is to realign the heads: Just load the alignment
pack and...
-- But I don't have an alignment pack :-(
Does anybody (best would be in Europe) have an RK05 alignment pack I could use?
Is there a known trick to do it without alignment pack? I have working drives and
formatted disks handy.
Best wishes,
Philipp
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