Huge IBM 1800 find (and need some help)

[Jon Elson]

On 03/21/2015 05:15 PM, Jim Stephens wrote:
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> On 3/21/2015 12:50 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
>> OK, a quick search shows the 2311 was indeed hydraulic! 
> The University of Missouri, Rolla 9 drive 2314 was 
> hydraulic, and on night a drive's actuator unloaded into 
> the pack area, and took it out, but the damage from that 
> major failure was contained w/o the pack or actuators 
> exiting the enclosure.  however the debris took out all 
> the packs and drives.
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This one wasn't when I was there.  I think we also had a oil 
spraying event there, but it was relatively contained.  We 
had one at Washington University, also that might have 
contaminated several spindles before they got all the packs 
unloaded.
I think this one is fairly quickly detected if the computer 
room is occupied, it causes a strong oily smell that is 
quickly spread by the A/C system.

Jon