Charles, VERY IMPORTANT: get the disk pack out of the drive before shipping. You must lock the heads! If the cover is closed, there are 2 ways to open it. 1) apply power. The FAULT light will go on, but what is more important is that the cover latch is unlocked. 2) without power, open the small "cover" at the right side. Now you have mechanical access to the latch. When you have removed the pack, look at the opening in the middle at the rear end (inside the cartridge space). You will see a small square plate that is held by one screw. Turn the screw some 4-5 times. Now you can rotate the square plate 90 degrees. It will cover the opening from which the heads come out. Tighten the screw. Now the heads are locked, and you are safe to ship the drive. Not sure if it is necessary to lock the spindle ... maybe others can shed a light on this issue? Cleaning becomes an issue when you have the drive :~) See www.pdp-11.nl (peripheral -> disk -> RL01/RL02"). gd luck, - Henk, PA8PDP. -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of charlesmorris at direcway.com Sent: woensdag 27 juli 2005 17:08 To: cctech at classiccmp.org Subject: "New" RL02 on the way - how to power up? I have just purchased an RL02 and while waiting for it to arrive, I am wondering what to do for cleaning and lubrication before power-up. I don't know how long it's been sitting (indoors). I have downloaded the manual from bitsavers. I know there has been some discussion on this list recently but I think that was on the care and feeding of RK05's... Also, the seller tells me he can't get the pack out: He does know about the shipping screws and will install them before Fedexing. So, what should I do first? thanks for any assistance. Charles