On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 8:47 PM W2HX via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Can anyone tell me what I picked up at a NH hamfest this weekend for $20? I > see it says RL01/RL02. I have two RL02 drives and some platters. None of > which I have gotten around to trying. Other than a copious amount of pine > needles, what can this be used for? Or maybe the right question is, should I > not use it for fear of destroying an RL platter? > > https://w2hx.com/?prefix=x/VintageComp/Platter-Device/
Wow! Pretty neat - looks like a pack inspector for RK05, RL01/02, and RK06/07 based on the (blurry) instructions. Runout, at least, and certainly a few other measurements - would probably identify a pack that had been dropped hard enough to bend something (before you stuff it in a drive and ruin both). It doesn't look like a cleaner - I've seen an RK05 cleaner and it's a bit different - more about running a Texpad over the surface while slowly rotating than measuring anything. Cool find! -ethan
