8' drive on PC troubleshooting

Wed Mar 9 02:29:39 CST 2005

From: "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
> > Be sure to check the labels on the stepper motor. Some years ago I had a
> > brief "aquintance" with a SSSD drive from Control Data. I binned it
> > immediately, as it showed that the steppermotor needed 115VAC !
>
> Never! I've enver seen am 8" drive with anything but a 24V stepper motor.
>
I could very well be mistaken about stepper motor and the other one.
I have a few digital cassette drives for the P6000 series, if you can use
one.

Nico