On 01/23/2018 07:58 PM, Jules Richardson via cctech wrote: > On 01/22/2018 02:05 PM, allison via cctech wrote: >> >> >> On 1/22/18 2:18 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote: >>> I can't believe you 'just carry it into the house' all by yourself, >>> unless you are professional athlete. >>> I also have a MicroVax II in the BA123 world box and it has wheels >>> for a >>> reason! The damn thing weighs 130 lbs! >>> I took it to the VCF East last year, never do that again. Too heavy. >>> >> Huge difference between BA23 and ba123 as the BA123 is about twice >> the size >> and internal board space. > > Mine's the BA123, the bigger one. It's heavy! I lifted it out of the > van myself and put it onto one of the kids' old sleds so that I could > drag it through the snow to the door it needed to go through, then > picked it up again and took it up the few steps that were necessary. > Did I mention that it was heavy? > > I did take the side panels off, which helped a lot - I could lift it > (just) then with one hand around the top edge and the other on the > metal bar at the bottom by the power inlet. I certainly wouldn't want > to carry one far. > Your younger than I. I moved min in the summer so the wheels were good end ough anda 2WD Toyota pickup (1999) is low so it was slide it up and in. Using a a winch didn't hurt either.
>>> Yes, remove the NiCad battery. >>> >> Its easily replaced. > > Does leaving it out entirely cause any issues (at least during a > testing phase)? > > If it's actually holding a charge at present (I seriously doubt it, > but it doesn't appear to have leaked) is there any benefit to leaving > it in initially - i.e. is it responsible for retaining any settings > (e.g. disk parameters) that it would be useful for me to write down - > assuming the system proves to be operational - before replacing it? > If its working and not leaking go for it. Its easy to replace when you need to. >> RD53s had a problem with the head sticking against the stops. I repair >> them, yes I open them >> unstick it then remove the offending the rubber parts. > > That's useful to know - I'm certainly not against doing that myself if > it proves necessary (assuming that's the drive I have) > My favorite line for all this is Kaplagh~! Go for it and get the docs they can really help! Allison > cheers > > Jules >
