bill@flash.UUCP (W Swan) (05/08/90)
[...couldn't e-mail reply...] The heads remained loaded because on these half-height Tandons there is no automatic head load/unload mechanism. (I recall that the drive appeared to be built to accept such a device, but it was not installed - perhaps an option?) The design is such that when the spindles are engaged, the head loads. The only way to reduce wear is to turn the motor off when not in use. We went through a lot of agony with these Tandons before we figured out what was happening... -- bill@summation.wa.com