On February 4, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > I think he meant RLV11 or RLV12, but I would like to have one for my RL02
> > sitting in my bedroom. A cable to go from the drive to the controller
> > would also be nice, but not necessarily needed.
>
> If it's an RLV11, there's no big deal - it's a BC08 to the bracket,
> and a transition header, just like the ones on the back of the RL01/RL02
> drives. If you don't have one with the controller, you can get one
> from the back of a dead drive.
>
> ISTR the RLV12 has a custom cable from the Berg end to the RL01/RL02
> end. It _may_ be the same arrangement; it may not. It's been so long,
> I forget. I just remember using a custom cable from the back of our
> MicroVAX to the first drive, and an RL-11-style arrangement when I had
> an RLV12 at home.
I've used the same set of cables for an RL11, RLV11, and RLV12 with no
modifications. They involve a chunk of ribbon cable to the bracket
containing the transition header like the RLV11 setup that you
describe above.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Received on Mon Feb 04 2002 - 22:06:27 GMT