MEAD@USC-ECLB.ARPA (Dick) (04/01/85)
A friend bought two of the Remex 40trk DSDD drives that have shown up for about 50.00 each and is in need of a schematic and config data as none of the local dealers have it. Also wonder if anyone has used them and run across the problem where when they warm up, the drive motor will not start with some disks (a push or poping the door usually gets it)..(these drives are 2/3 hgt, with full height bezel..) -------
tj@utcs.UUCP (tj) (04/03/85)
I sent away to the states for a remex 2/3 height drive to make it a three drive system. It worked fine from day one and hasn't quit yet. My friend also got one, we use identical systems (Megaboard) and both of us find them great Weakness: Noisy... for $ I cna live with noise... Strength: Cost cheap cheap cheap..... When we ordered them we paid $10 for a manual. It is complete service info for them. The schematics were for a board revision that didn't match ours but they are the same for the most part. Oh, when I ran diagnostics on them the spped was a little quick, but there is a trim pot accessable from the rear to adjust the speed. Use the advanced diagnostics to get the speed check (use a blank diskette formatted by the diagnostics for the actual test) It was marginally too fast and worked fine even without the adjustment... Send me mail if you want more info, jumpers etc... t.jones