From looking at the accessories and the spindle, I believe that this is for examining multi-platter packs such has those for RP03/4 and RP06 and the like. It?s a useful find for folks who have those drives and packs and wish to actually use them. ;-)

On May 10, 2019, at 8:59 AM, W2HX via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: What is this used for? RL02's or something? and what does it do? ________________________________________ From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 1:49 AM To: cctalk Subject: DEC disc pack inspection unit on eBay There's a mis-categorized disk pack inspection unit up on eBay. Might be of use to someone. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-Digital-Equiment-Corp-DEC-Portable-Briefcase… Bob -- Vintage computers and electronics www.dvq.com www.tekmuseum.com www.decmuseum.org

On May 10, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Brian Roth via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: I could not find it in my DEC maintenance aids handbook. I would agree that it is definitely for multi platter drives. On Friday, May 10, 2019, 12:23:23 PM EDT, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: From looking at the accessories and the spindle, I believe that this is for examining multi-platter packs such has those for RP03/4 and RP06 and the like. It?s a useful find for folks who have those drives and packs and wish to actually use them. ;-)

On May 10, 2019, at 12:53 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: On 5/10/19 9:42 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: correct. I see the illuminator, but I don't see the eyepiece you use for surface inspection in there. There should be a black tube with a lens and a right-angle mirror.