> On Sep 7, 2016, at 11:56 AM, tony duell <a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > >> The other question is the disassembly of the pack and the installation >> of the new hub. How is that done? What are the concentricity >> requirements for the platter? Is there a mating surface (exterior cylinder >> surface on the hub) or are platter and hub aligned in some fixture and >> then clamped to hold the platter in position? Clearly the pack would be >> reformatted, so a small amount of runout would be ok, but it would have >> to be small enough that the vibration is controlled. > > I looked into this a couple of years ago with the intention of making > a 24 sector pack for an HP7900 (actually part of an HP9880). Starting > from a 12 sector pack of course. > > This project got interupted by a house move and I've not gone back > to it yet, but I did discover there is no alignment ridge or anything > between the hub and platter. The platter fits on the flat top of the > hub, there is a clamping ring that is then screwed down to anchor > it.
Did you construct an engineering drawing of the hub based on your observations? > My intention was to put the hub on a spare spindle (I happen to > have a load of RK05 drive spares), put the platter on, turn it round > by hand and use a lever-type dial gauge to get minimum run-out. That's like the procedure for centering a work piece in a 4-jaw chuck. With care and patience you can get it centered to .001 inches (25 um), give or take. Another option would be to make a centering jig, one that holds the hub and platter. If the outer diameter of the platter is held to tight tolerances that would work well; if that dimension is not tightly controlled then centering with an indicator gauge will work better. With a spare spindle like that, you'd also be able to verify the balance afterwards, by spinning up the finished platter and checking the vibration level. paul