DEC RA81 need quick answer

From: Huw Davies <H.Davies_at_latrobe.edu.au>
Date: Fri Apr 16 23:23:10 1999

At 20:09 16/04/99 -0800, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>On a DEC RA81 how do you tell if the heads have been locked? Or how do you
>lock the heads?

OK, open the top cover (there's a lock on the front which you need to poke
with a screwdriver). Upon opening you will see a white plastic lever which
will either point to the work lock or not (writing cast into the HDA). I
seem to recall that the correct way to lock the heads is with the disk
spinning but I also seem to recall some argument to do this with the disk
off. Over to the experts (I used to be one, but I haven't had an RA81 to
play with for about 5 years and don't seem to be able to find the manual
(probably at work)).

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