>
> I am going to try to fetch a pair of these beasts soon, and have questions...
>
> Does anyone have a decent estimate for their weight?
Yes, very heavy. I seem to recall reading something like 150kg in the
manual, but that included the stand and side panels. The drive alone
probably weighs about 75-100kg, and takes 2 people to lift.
The do come apart, from the top downwards. I can talk you through it if
you like, but you'll need a good toolkit to do it. The basic sequence is :
Remove rear cover, frontpanel, disk cover, disk cartridge holder, filter,
fan assembly, cardcage, PSU, mains input bracket, main chassis, power
transformer.
Each bit is then liftable.
>
> How can I secure the heads for shipment?
These drives _should_ be autolocking. There's a solenoid on the underside
of the positioner to do this. Personally, I'd remove the rear cover (2
screws) and check that the positioner wouldn't move forwards.
>
> William Donzelli
> william_at_ans.net
>
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-tony
ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk
The gates in my computer are AND,OR and NOT, not Bill
Received on Tue Apr 22 1997 - 19:00:15 BST