23 Sep
2000
23 Sep
'00
2:26 a.m.
From: "jos.mar" <jos.mar(a)bluewin.ch>
Hello list,
I might be getting some of the Davos' PDP8 stuff that Megan
mentioned on the list .
The 19 " racks will have to be transported flat, i.e. on their side.
Any tips on how to handle the RK05, RL01 and RL02 ?
Is there some sort of locking mechanism on the R/W heads ?
I sure would hate ruining a I/O devices that I will not easilly find again...
From alt.sys.pdp8 thread
http://x76.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=668383000&CONTEXT=969718419.890961925&…
You can see the RK05 head lock at the top of the round positioner housing
above the black fan in this picture. It is the golden L bracket with one hex
head bolt through it. I don't have a RL0x so can't comment on it.
http://www.pdp8.net/rk05/pics/topright.shtml
or
http://www.pdp8.net/rk05/pics/topright.shtml?large
for a big picture which it is more visible in.
The drive has a cover with a bunch of quarter turn fasteners which I don't
seem to have in any of the picture online.
When I moved a rack flat I removed everything up high or heavy in it to get
it managable to tip into the truck. After you start tipping is not the
time to figure out that its still too heavy to control. A RK05 is 110 lbs
David Gesswein
http://www.pdp8.net/ -- Old computers with blinkenlights