Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-07 Thread Pete Turnbull
On 07/01/2017 18:01, Pete Turnbull wrote: That part is easy. Turn it upside down, and for each of the tabs, insert a small (1/4") flat-blade screwdriver into the rectangular hole by each tab, turn it so that the side moves away from the bottom cover sufficiently, then slip a smaller screwdriver

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-07 Thread Pete Turnbull
On 07/01/2017 16:44, Jerry Weiss wrote: What is the best way to approach evaluating old RL02 Packs for cleaning? Does anyone have experience opening up all the little plastic tabs on the covers? I have a large stash of RL02’s that I had planned to backup. I was planning on just doing a

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-07 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 1/7/2017 11:44 AM, Jerry Weiss wrote: What is the best way to approach evaluating old RL02 Packs for cleaning? Does anyone have experience opening up all the little plastic tabs on the covers? I have a large stash of RL02’s that I had planned to backup. I was planning on just doing a visual

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-07 Thread Jerry Weiss
> On Jan 7, 2017, at 3:42 AM, Pete Turnbull wrote: > > On 07/01/2017 04:08, Robert Armstrong w#rote: >>> Paul Koning wrote: >>> one would think unplugging the power to the head actuator coils ... >> >> One might think that, and that plan

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-07 Thread Pete Turnbull
On 07/01/2017 04:08, Robert Armstrong w#rote: Paul Koning wrote: one would think unplugging the power to the head actuator coils ... One might think that, and that plan works for an RK05, but an RL02 is smarter. Unless the heads go on cylinder within a few seconds

RE: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-06 Thread Robert Armstrong
>Paul Koning wrote: >one would think unplugging the power to the head actuator coils ... One might think that, and that plan works for an RK05, but an RL02 is smarter. Unless the heads go on cylinder within a few seconds of the head load signal, the drive logic just

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-06 Thread Tony Duell
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Robert Armstrong wrote: > Speaking of spinning up a pack without loading the heads, can anyone tell > me how to do this on an RL01/2 drive? I am pretty sure you unplug the positioner motor from the DC power supply PCB. You have to remove the

Re: Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-06 Thread Paul Koning
> On Jan 6, 2017, at 1:27 PM, Robert Armstrong wrote: > >> Rick Bensene wrote: > >> 1) I first mount the pack in a drive that has a good absolute filter, and > has >> had the head load disabled, and spin it for a few hours. > > Speaking of spinning up a

Spinning up RL02 w/o head load ? (was Cleaning RK05 packs)

2017-01-06 Thread Robert Armstrong
> Rick Bensene wrote: >1) I first mount the pack in a drive that has a good absolute filter, and has > had the head load disabled, and spin it for a few hours. Speaking of spinning up a pack without loading the heads, can anyone tell me how to do this on an RL01/2 drive?