Thank you all for the excellent information. I think i have a pretty clear idea on what im dealing with now. Quick question though, what if there is a pack in the drive? What holds the pack in there? Can the pack be removed without power?
On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Paul Birkel <pbir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Note that the bracket should already be there; just loosen the screw, > rotate the plate 90 degrees to block the positioner-mount, and then tighten > the screw again. I *think* that the bottom drive-retention screws are > interchangeable with screws on the back-panel, and a typical approach is to > remove a pairs of screws from the back panel for temporary reuse to > stabilize the motor, then return to their former locations after > re-racking. > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Jay Jaeger <cu...@charter.net> wrote: > > > The RL01/RL02 Users Guide (bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/disc/rl01_rl02) Figure > > 2-25 on page 2.35 describes the positioner restraining bracket that > > should be put in place before shipping. It is just a little square > > piece of metal (probably aluminum) with a single screw that holds it > > down that sits in front of the carriage to keep it from rolling into the > > pack area. > > > > Of course, you don't want a pack in there while you are moving it > > around. :) > > > > It also mentions on that page a couple of shipping screws on the bottom > > of the drive to restrain the spindle/blower motor from turning. > > > > On 7/10/2015 11:11 PM, devin davison wrote: > > > > > I made a mistake. I was reading about the floppy drive and accidentally > > > mentioned the rx01 / rx02. The hardware to be moved is actually > RL01/RL02 > > > hard drives, not the floppy drive. Please forgive the mix up, any help > is > > > appreciated. > > > > > >
