RL02 question

From: Daniel T. Burrows <dburrows_at_netpath.net>
Date: Mon Oct 2 15:33:16 2000

>I recently purchased a number of RL02 cartridges. Some are labeled:
>RL02K-DC and some RL02K-EF.
>
>What's the difference between them?

The -EF were error free.

>
>One had one side of the shock indicator set, a second had both set.
>
>Would it be a really bad idea to use either of these, or just a bad
>idea?

Depends of how brave you are.:)
Clean the heads first anyway.
Inspect them closely for any dings. Especially on the edges of the
platters. Then be ready to spin the drive down if you hear anything when it
first loads.
Then inspect the heads again for oxide whether you heard anything or not.

Dan
Received on Mon Oct 02 2000 - 15:33:16 BST