chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) (09/20/86)
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I have a Rodime 203e (40mb raw) st506 drive that won't power up properly.
(The platter won't spin up, although it is trying)
I think the brake is going to need replacing. Could someone please help
with the following questions?
1. Is there a Canadian or US distributor I can order a new brake from (the
drives are made in England)? Cal. Digital retails the drives but I
don't think they sell parts for any of their stock.
2. Do I really need the brake (spindown is 8secs even with the brake)?
Do the heads get closer to the surface at power down? If not why
do I need to slow the platters in a short period rather than letting
it coast to a stop?
I would really appreciate a quick response here as my system is useless
till I get the drive fixed.
Thanks in advance,
john chapman
{watmath,ihnp4,uw-beaver}!ubc-vision!sfu_fornax!sfulccr!chapmanjallen@netxcom.UUCP (John Allen) (09/26/86)
In article <7@fornax.uucp> chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes: > I have a Rodime 203e (40mb raw) st506 drive that won't power up properly. > 1. Is there a Canadian or US distributor I can order a new brake from (the > drives are made in England)? Cal. Digital retails the drives but I > don't think they sell parts for any of their stock. The national distributor Lionex Corporation sells the rodime drives here in the US. Their national number is 800-238-LION. In my area, their office is at: Lionex Corp. 9020A Mendenhall Ct. Columbia, Md., 21045 (301) 964-0040 John Allen ========================================================================= NetExpress Communications, Inc. seismo!{sundc|hadron}!netxcom!jallen 1953 Gallows Road, Suite 300 (703) 749-2238 Vienna, Va., 22180 =========================================================================
jim@cs.strath.ac.uk (Jim Reid) (10/01/86)
In article <7@fornax.uucp> chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes: > I have a Rodime 203e (40mb raw) st506 drive that won't power up properly. > (The platter won't spin up, although it is trying) > I think the brake is going to need replacing. Could someone please help > with the following questions? > > 1. Is there a Canadian or US distributor I can order a new brake from (the > drives are made in England)? Cal. Digital retails the drives but I > don't think they sell parts for any of their stock. Rodime are a *Scottish* (not English) company. Their factory is in Glenrothes, Fife. You could try writing them there. Jim ARPA: jim%cs.strath.ac.uk@ucl-cs.arpa, jim@cs.strath.ac.uk UUCP: jim@strath-cs.uucp, ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!strath-cs!jim JANET: jim@uk.ac.strath.cs "JANET domain ordering is swapped around so's there'd be some use for rev(1)!"
thomas@kuling.UUCP (Thomas H{meenaho) (10/08/86)
In article <276@stracs.cs.strath.ac.uk> jim@cs.strath.ac.uk (Jim Reid) writes: >In article <7@fornax.uucp> chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes: >> I have a Rodime 203e (40mb raw) st506 drive that won't power up properly. >> (The platter won't spin up, although it is trying) >> I think the brake is going to need replacing. Could someone please help >> with the following questions? >> >> 1. Is there a Canadian or US distributor I can order a new brake from (the >> drives are made in England)? Cal. Digital retails the drives but I >> don't think they sell parts for any of their stock. > >Rodime are a *Scottish* (not English) company. Their factory is in Glenrothes, >Fife. You could try writing them there. > > Jim > FYI: The address is: Rodime Europe Ltd. Nasmyth Road Southfield Industrial Estate Glenrothes Fife. KY6 2SD (Scotland) Tel: 0592 774704 Telex: 727711 FAX: 0592 772083 (I happened to have a broshure from Rodime beside my terminal)-- Thomas Hameenaho, Dept. of Computer Science, Uppsala University, Sweden Phone: +46 18 138650 UUCP: thomas@kuling.UUCP (...!{seismo,mcvax}!enea!kuling!thomas)
carr@convex.UUCP (10/09/86)
Rodime has a factory in the US as well. Tel # is (305) 994-6200. Boca Raton, Fl.