Looking for RL02 prints and maint docs

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, David HM Spector wrote: A small point: you will possibly cause confusion, semantically - what you have are RL02 *drives*. The "drivers" are software modules installed in your Operating System to allow it to properly interface with the Drives. If not available on-line or from nearer sources, I have one spare printset for the RL02 subsystem - the physical drive and the single-card Unibus adapter for it, and the cable. They are 11x14 size and hard to get copied easily. Let me know if you have trouble finding doc closer to you. These are quite common, BTW, should be fairly easy. (ha!!) ;} In the case of the /23, the adapter card is different, but the drive is the same. Any experiences people have had Depending on the operating environment, you will most likely need to find clean (or new) HEPA filters and install them. A thorough vacuuming with a soft-brushed wand is in order as well. It is doubtful that the shipping lockscrews have been installed on the bottom of the drives, but slide them out and check. They are marked as to which two are the locks. The heads are retracted and locked automagically - IIRC there is a shipping lock for the head motor, but that is all I can recall specifically. Look on the right-hand side of the drive near the middle and close to the chassis slide. There should be a small metal cover with a couple of screws. take this off, and there is a lever hidden in there, pulling it just the right way will release the lid-latch and allow you to remove the disk pack w/out powering up the drive. If it is the older style with no access cover, you can remove the screws in the rear top cover and finesse the lids off - or, you can power up the system with the load switches 'OUT' and then remove the packs. Pushing 'IN' the load switches with power and clock reaching the drives will spin them up - not a good idea at this point. Then you can clean the drive compartment and most likely swab the heads with a soft q-tip and a 50/50 mixture of hydroflouric and fuming nitric acids. No, wait, I meant isopropyl alcohol - sorry. 70% or 90% to avoid getting a lot of residual water left on the heads. Of course the usual cautions apply when cleaning large, old, delicate disk drive heads - be sure to leave no lint, residue, debris, etc. Others may have more experience than I on actually cleaning the packs, but unless they have been stored in a swamp or out of thier covers for long periods of time, and have not been physically abused (if DEC packs, they'll have 'shock-watch' indicators on them [at least all mine do] to tell you if they've been dropped, they are probably OK. IIRC there are machines that clean and verify the packs, but I've never seen one except in pictures. Hope this helps a bit - I'm quite jealous now as I'm actively looking for another two RL02 drives for my 11/44... you lucky dog! Cheers John