DEC RK07 drive interface specs wanted

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun May 16 15:22:43 2004

>
> On Sun, 16 May 2004, Tony Duell wrote:
>
> > Hmmm.. Certainly the heads can be replaced at home, but that assumes you
> > have the right replacements. I think making heads is beyond a home
> > workshop, but I would love to be proved wrong (and probably will be
> > sometime -- _never_ underestimate what a hacker can do if he tries...)
> Tony, wouldn't one need a (somewhat :) clean room for such
> stuff, and (for heads) optical gear and all that??

On the demountable drives -- ones where the user is expected to
interchange the pack -- the heads can be replaced in a normal workshop.
The manuals warn you to keep things as clean as possible (and certainly
not to smoke :-)), but you don't need a clean room.

To _make_ heads is another matter...

-tony
Received on Sun May 16 2004 - 15:22:43 BST