On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 3:09 PM Jon Elson via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 12/21/2020 01:08 PM, Aaron Jackson via cctalk wrote: > > Hi everyone > > > > I've posted a few times over the years about RL02 drives and my > > difficulty getting them working (no luck so far!). I've spent the past > > few days working on one of them and have made some progress. > > > > The status currently is that the heads will load, and the ready lamp > > flashes as the heads wobble back and forth very slightly, > I dropped an RL02 cartridge, and needed to get it to load > one more time to get programs off it. > The ready lamp was a dim, slightly flickering glow. I > figured the platter had been knocked off center. > I loosened the bolts at tapped it a bit until it looked > better centered. It took a couple tries, but then the ready > light came on fully bright, and I was able to mount the disk > and read it. > > I don't know if that could be your problem. If you get a > solid servo signal with the motor disconnected, then this is > not the same problem. > To add my two cents, I've also seen this behavior on RL02 packs that have been degaussed. It might be worth your time to find someone with a known working RL02 drive (or known working RL02 pack) so you can confirm that your packs are good. - Josh > > Jon >
