: Re: Hot Dog! I got my 11/34 today! - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Dec 1997

On Sat, 6 Dec 1997 11:34:40 +0000 (GMT), Tony Duell
&lt;ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk&gt; wrote:


...
 >Well done!!! 
    Thanks! This has been a long time in coming (since October).
Unfortunately, I have to go down there again because the guy there e-mailed
me and said that he "found the right-hand panel for the rack." Dooooh!

...
 >If you ever need to change the heads on an RK05 you
need to get an
>alignment disk. I'm rather too far away to pop round with mine. 
    Is there a way to make a copy of that disk pack, or is it a factory-made
item>

...
 >Have you clamped the RK05 heads (remove the top
covers and there's a 'L'
>shaped clamp on top of the positioner. Use that to hold the voice coil in
>the rearmost position)? If not, do it now. There's a battery pack (4 off
>1/2AA NiCds) on top of the RK05 PSU that's supposed to keep the heads
>retracted (and to retract them if there's a power failure with a pack
>mounted), but it's probably decayed by now. 
    I don't recall seeing a battery pack when I opened the RK05's, but yes,
I did lock the servos before moving the computer.

    I also, looked at the specs for the computer -- I definitely have to
drop a new electrical service to my shop. Start-up current on the two RK05's
alone is 20a at 125v.

...
 >I'd advise you to take all the units out of the
rack to move it. With 2
>people helping, you can carry an RK05 or PDP11/34 CPU box fully
>assembled, but I'd not want to carry more than 1 at a time. You should be
>able to move the rack with all the slide rails still in place, I think 
    The PDP is in my garage right now. What a trip it was trying to tilt it
up while getting it out of the van. It took 3 people to make sure that no
one got crushed!


...
 >Enjoy your new toy - it's a great machine

    I can't wait to get it up and running. Thanks for the tips!


Rich Cini/WUGNET
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