I made a zero (was Re: Stuff I want - all I want is a "0") - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

2 May 2005

  Ok, Ethan.
I had the impression you were searching for a 2 or 3,
and was thinking of doing a "job" on a 'READY' 6 or 7.
I do not need the 6 or 7 as I will never have that many RK07 drives
for several reasons - limited space for one, power, cables, etc.
It is all in my museum, so hardly "heavy use" here :~)
The 6 and 7 were a nice addition to my collection (hint - hint).
Actually, I have never seen a 'READY' higher than 3!

I hope to install the 230VAC power cabling within a few weeks.
6 groups, secured with 16A. fuses, but those 6 groups are derived
...
 from a single 3-phase 25 A. source.  So I can
"only" load the six 16A groups to a max of say 70A provided the load is
distributed
evenly. But running a 11/70 with TU77 and two RM03's ... yeah.
I have an option to "upgrade" the 3-phase connection to 3x 35 A
but I guess I will be needing an airco too when drawing that much!

  cheers,
- Henk.

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  On 5/2/05, Gooijen H <GOOI at oce.nl> wrote:
  Hello Ethan,

 I have 3 RK07 drives (two connected) and I have no READY "buttons"
 with numbers higher than 3. So before you start a job on your 6
 or 7, would you consider a trade? You get a 2 and a 3 (or whatever
 you want), and I get the 6 and the 7. Instead of working with a
 rasp to remove some plastic, you have to walk to the Post Office :~)  
 I had no plans to modify my higher numbers. I was trying to suggest
 to people that if they had access to higher numbers they could use
 them intact in an RL01/RL02 and the drive itself would treat them as
 lower numbers (there are 2 microswitches in the RL drives, 3 in the
 RK drives).

 I would be willing to loan my numbers to Vince to copy (if he wants
 to try), but since they are the only ones I have over 3 as well, I'd
 prefer not to trade them away. I used to have a pair of RK07 drives
 and a score of packs, but they didn't survive the closing of Software
 Results 12 years ago (I had to leave them behind because they were
 too large to transport/store).
 Someday, I hope to replace them, but it's not a huge priority (they
 are easier to repair than more modern drives, but on a MB/volume/kWH
 curve, they are hard to justify for heavy usage).

 -ethan 