The RA60 is my least favorite drive to move. The thought of disassembling it crossed my mind but since it was being slid into a rack with a shelf and not on rails it would not have helped much, so just picked it up, carried it over and shoved it in.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 3:22 PM, tony duell <a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > From: tony duell > > > > > I find [RL0x's] easier than RK05s > > > Try taking out an RA81! > > I did an R80 (not much lighter) single-handedly. > > The trick with those is to take the HDA out. It takes only a few minutes. > Raise > the logic chassis (top part of the case including the front panel), then > lock the > heads (you MUST do this anyway), release the belt tension (lever at the > front > right), then unplug 3 cables (2 small ones on the front of the HDA and a > 40 way > ribbon from the PCB on top), take off the 4 mouting nuts and lift the HDA > up and > out. Then tape the spindle pulley so it doesn't turn when moving the unit. > If it turns > backwards it is likely to damage the heads. > > The rest of the drive (chassis, PSU, motor, logic PCBs) is just about > liftable fully > assembled. > > I think the worst is the RA60. It's very heavy and it is a pain to > dismantle. You have to take it > apart a little bit at a time. > > -tony > -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions (330)542-3698 mspproducti...@gmail.com KD8AMG Amateur Radio Call Sign