19 Oct
2005
19 Oct
'05
8:29 p.m.
Hey everyone!
I need some help. I have an RL02 disk drive that sat in a warehouse for
awhile, and somehow it got spiders (and their webs) in it, and the previous
owner contaminated the drive by shipping it exposed in foam and the foam got
all over the inside of the drive. What's the best method to disassemble and
With great diffiuclty...
Fromt what I rememebr, the cartrige holder (upper casting) and the 'base
pan' were nver intended to be separated. You can easilty remove the top
covers, the PCBs, the front panel, filters, rear panel/PSU, and with a
little more work remove the spinlde motor, head positioner and spindle
(note that you don't need an alignment disk to set up an RL, any disk
pack will do, but you will need a 'scope).
I hope that will be enough (if so, I can try and talk you through it). If
not, well, I think the base pan is pop-riveted on, but there may be
sealants too.
-tony