Help! RA82, etc.

From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin_at_jps.net>
Date: Sun Jun 21 22:40:13 1998

        OK... I've got a MicroVAX II almost ready to go. However, I'm handicapped
by my lack of any documentation for the RA82 disk drive.

        The problem: When spun up, even when connected to the KDA50 controller,
the drive gets up to speed, seeks a couple of times, and then lights 'Fault.'

        I'll press the 'Fault' button to try and reset. On the first press,
'Run/Stop' and 'Write Protect' flash. On the second press, it goes through
its seek-and-fault cycle again.

        My question: Do I even have the thing wired right? Could someone familiar
with this stuff describe to me which cable goes where, just to make sure
I'm not hallucinating?

        The controller seems OK. It passes its internal and service diagnostics,
and when I stare at the LEDs on the two boards long enough I can see some
sort of fast scanning sequence going on about every 5-7 seconds.

        I can, if need be, open up the RA82 and see which internal LEDs come up.

        Any and all help appreciated. Thanks in advance.


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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin_at_jps.net)
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Received on Sun Jun 21 1998 - 22:40:13 BST