24 Jan
2018
24 Jan
'18
12:58 a.m.
On 01/22/2018 02:05 PM, allison via cctech wrote:
Does leaving it out entirely cause any issues (at least during a testing
phase)?
If it's actually holding a charge at present (I seriously doubt it, but it
doesn't appear to have leaked) is there any benefit to leaving it in
initially - i.e. is it responsible for retaining any settings (e.g. disk
parameters) that it would be useful for me to write down - assuming the
system proves to be operational - before replacing it?
On 1/22/18 2:18 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
Mine's the BA123, the bigger one. It's heavy! I lifted it out of the van
myself and put it onto one of the kids' old sleds so that I could drag it
through the snow to the door it needed to go through, then picked it up
again and took it up the few steps that were necessary. Did I mention that
it was heavy?
I did take the side panels off, which helped a lot - I could lift it (just)
then with one hand around the top edge and the other on the metal bar at
the bottom by the power inlet. I certainly wouldn't want to carry one far.
I can't believe you 'just carry it into
the house' all by yourself,
unless you are professional athlete.
I also have a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box and it has wheels for a
reason! The damn thing weighs 130 lbs!
I took it to the VCF East last year, never do that again. Too heavy.
Huge difference between BA23 and ba123 as the BA123 is about twice the size
and internal board space. Yes, remove
the NiCad battery.
Its easily replaced. RD53s had a problem with the head sticking against the
stops. I repair
them, yes I open them
unstick it then remove the offending the rubber parts.
That's useful to know - I'm certainly not against doing that myself if it
proves necessary (assuming that's the drive I have)
cheers
Jules