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- From: pechter@ocpt.ccur.com (Bill Pechter)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
- Subject: Re: RD53s won't stay spun-up
- Message-ID: <1811@ocpt.ccur.com>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 12:54:35 GMT
- References: <1993Jan2.160631.1058@cmkrnl.com> <C0AGzD.GtH@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> <1993Jan5.042039.1070@cmkrnl.com>
- Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp.,Information Services
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- In article <1993Jan5.042039.1070@cmkrnl.com> jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:
- >
- >> The current theory is this: these Micropolis 1325's and 1335's apparently
- >> have quite sophisticated current sensing circuits to monitor the motor
- >> load and such. With time, the motor windings degrade and the current
- >> load exceeds the tolerance of the limiting circuit. The spin-up spin-down
- >> behavior is the drive saying I am not working correctly.
- >>
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- boy I've got the same problem on my PC's 1325. Anyone know a cheap repair
- place for these drives.
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- Or else, anyone have prints or a need for a doorstop.
-
- Bill
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