Really sounds like something in the RX02 power supply is freaking out
the drive heads in the RL02
Curt
Jay West wrote:
Ok, is there a known severe RFI problem with mounting
a RX02 directly
on top of a RL02 in an H960???
I went back to look at the "RL02 faults when RX02 is on" problem. I
had left the rear top cover of the RL02 up in the service position
(with the drive extended from the rack). I retested without touching
anything. Sure enough, the problem was "gone". The RL02 wouldn't fault
no matter what. So I put that rear top cover back down and screwed in
the 4 screws, then pushed the RL02 back into the rack and voila - the
problem reoccured. The RL02 will fault just after spinup IF the RX02
(which is mounted directly above it) is powered on. Aha... I was now
thinking a cable problem! I figured pushing the RL02 in and out of the
rack seemed to be the causative factor, bending a cable just right or
something.
So I pulled the RL02 fully out front on the rails, and the problem
went away (with the RX02 turned on just above it, but back in the
rack). So with this configuration I figured that the problem occured
when I pushed the RL02 back into the rack as it must jiggle some
cables. I decided to try THIS...
I extend the RL02 out the front and power up everything, including the
RX02. The RL02 spins up just fine, no fault. Once it is ready... I
start pushing the RL02 back in the rack, very slowly. After going back
about 7 or 8 inches, the ready light starts to flash. I pull the drive
outwards 1/2 inch and the ready light stops flashing. Push the RL02 in
1/2 inch and it starts flashing again. If I push the RL02 in another 2
or 3 inches after the ready light starts flashing, the drive faults.
This is not a freak occurance, it is completely reproduceable. This
makes me think bad cables.
However, if I go and look in back at the cables when the drive is
right at the point the ready light starts to flash, there are no
cables being moved even slightly. I can move the RL02 cables and RX02
cables by hand, the drive doesn't fault. What is even MORE wierd... if
I move the RL02 drive inward until the ready light starts to flash,
then unplug power to the RX02 (the power cable for the RX02 is around
the front, so I can unplug it without disturbing any cables at all)...
the RL02 ready light stops flashing. This would make me think it is
NOT cables, and it seems to be proxmity of the top of the RL02 drive
to the bottom of the RX02 drive.
I know everyone probably thinks I'm nuts, but has anyone heard of a
reason not to mount a RX02 directly over an RL02???
Jay