Removing PSU from CDC 9766 drive

Having just shipped on of these beasts to a Friend in Another Countery(tm)... perhaps I can help a bit. First, it's a shame that it has to be parted out, but in truth, there a lot of 9766s about, and they're big and heavy.. 700lb. and 220V, and delicate, and the media is expensive... oh well... still no excuse not to love them. The front cover lifts from the back and pivots up at the front panel on gas shocks. The side panels can then be removed by lifting up on the two metal square handles on either side. Pull them up and the sides will fall away, usually onto your foot. :) The electronica door in the back can be removed by pulling the lower hinge-pin up using the little metal bar atteched to it for this purpose. Cut or unscrew the bondong wire. Same for the front door, and the side panels. The PSU slides out on regular chassis tracks, which have a clip release at the end of the extended travel. Remove all the wiring first, then extend the PSU until it stops, then find and depress the tabs on the outside middle of the slide tracks and withdraw the PSU... and watch it... it's close to a 100lbs, tho it doesn't look like it. (If the 'braid' you mention is flat and silver, it's a ground bonding conductor... unscrew it or cut it. If no other tools, you can just work it back and forth at one of the connectors untill it frays and breaks. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Take off the top inside cover and try and get the heads out... I have never removed them, but apparently they can be gotten quite easily. Also the head-amp card cage and associated wiring. If you're really ambitions you could remove the HEPA filter and the disk spindle assembly... the rest of it's scrap at this point. snif,,snifff.. :( Hope this helps a little. Cheers John