PDP 11 - how to lock heads in a rx01 and rx02 - seeking advice

[Noel Chiappa]

    > From: devin davison

    > I was told to lock the heads in the rx01 and rx02 drives.

Err, I think we told you to lock the heads the RL0x's, not RX0x's; the former
use large rigid packs, the latter are 8" floppy drives. AFAIK, there is no
need to lock RX heads when moving them - there is nothing in the manual about
RX drives being shipped from DEC with the heads locks.

    > are there any good guides or sites with lots of pictures of the drives
    > taken from different angles apart so i can get a better idea of what im
    > going to be working with?

Not that I know of, but the DEC manuals (mostly available online) are adequate.

    > Also, people tell me getting the drives off the rails and out of the
    > rack is a pain, where would i find the appropriate information on how
    > to do that?

See above.

    > I really don't want to take the drives out of the rack, but if it comes
    > to it, i would like to know how. 

That's very wise - my last removal, it _really_ helped that I had read the
DEC manuals before-hand, as I wound up performing a removal I hadn't planned
on, and that had a tricky step I probably never would have found on my own,
but which I had luckily read about in the manuals.

Good luck on the move!

	Noel