On 11/16/19 12:48 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctech wrote:
> On 11/15/19 2:21 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote:
>> Heads getting stuck on the ramp?
>> Maybe it has warn a groove in the plastic. It could be the bearings on the
>> head assembly as well.
>> Dwight
>
> Dunno--I only fire the thing up about once
On 11/15/19 2:21 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> Heads getting stuck on the ramp?
> Maybe it has warn a groove in the plastic. It could be the bearings on the
> head assembly as well.
> Dwight
Dunno--I only fire the thing up about once every 5 years or so...
--Chuck
: Re: Quantum 2080 and 540 service manuals
On 11/15/19 10:51 AM, allison via cctalk wrote:
> I must have about 15 maybe more of the D540s and have found them
> to be the fastest seeking of the MFM drives and also near unbreakable.
> The oldest is about 36 years old. Use them in CP/M cr
On 11/15/19 10:51 AM, allison via cctalk wrote:
> I must have about 15 maybe more of the D540s and have found them
> to be the fastest seeking of the MFM drives and also near unbreakable.
> The oldest is about 36 years old. Use them in CP/M crates, DOS boxen,
> PDP-11s (with RQDX2/3 controllers)
On 11/15/19 10:42 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
> If the latter, people should co-coordinate so they aren't bidding against
> each other.
OK, well as a general rule if there is a service manual with schematics that
shows up for 5" 80's hard disks that aren't already up on bitsavers, I'm
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On 11/15/19 1:29 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> On 11/14/19 1:38 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
>> These showed up on eBay, I'd been looking for them for over twenty years
>>
>> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/quantum/Q500/81-50466A_Q500_Technical_Reference_Manual_Sep1984.pdf
>> http://bitsavers.org
> From: Al Kossow
> These showed up on eBay, I'd been looking for them for over twenty years
As in, 'you all shouln't bid on those so I can grab them'? Or do you want
someone here to get them, and send you scans?
If the latter, people should co-coordinate so they aren't bidding against
e
On 11/15/19 10:29 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> Thanks for that--I've had a Q540 in service for longer than I care to
> speculate.
You're welcome. I think this is the first complete service manual that I've
found for a 5" embedded servo drive.
On 11/14/19 1:38 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
> These showed up on eBay, I'd been looking for them for over twenty years
>
> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/quantum/Q500/81-50466A_Q500_Technical_Reference_Manual_Sep1984.pdf
> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/qunatum/Q2000/81-49218A_Q2080_Technical_Reference_M
These showed up on eBay, I'd been looking for them for over twenty years
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/quantum/Q500/81-50466A_Q500_Technical_Reference_Manual_Sep1984.pdf
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/qunatum/Q2000/81-49218A_Q2080_Technical_Reference_Manual_Jan1984.pdf
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