> I still remember the DEC field service tech repairing an RC11/RS64 fixed head > disk > drive with a bad motor. He disassembled the drive to take out the spindle > motor > (which is also the platter spindle), sent it off to Appleton Electric Motors > for new > bearings, then put it all back together. Worked just fine, didn't even lose > any data.
I think I'd be the one who strips the motor, pulls off the old bearings and presses on the replacements. > > Clearly you're working at that level, which even by the standards of 1974 > professional > computer technicians is right at the top of the field. But I've not learnt to swap oiut the alternator when I can't find the tyre that is flat yet... -tony
