CDC 9766 Drive and packs

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Feb 1 14:44:34 1999

John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com> wrote:
> Is anyone on the List, in the Southern California area, interested in a
> CDC 9766 350MP top loader, with three disk packs? This unit was attached

This drive is equivalent to (and pack-interchangeable with) the DEC RM05,
but it is not electrically interchangeable with the DEC drive. DEC had
CDC customize the drive interface for use in the RM05.

It NEEDS three-phase power, and a fair amount of it, to run the AC
synchronous spindle motor. This is not something that can easily be
converted to run on single-phase, so don't get the idea that you can
run it in your house or garage.

But they are great drives, and it would be a shame for them to be scrapped.

Eric
Received on Mon Feb 01 1999 - 14:44:34 GMT