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yep - down to my last two storage lockers :>)

Great trip - and all expenses paid! The end of one chapter and the beginning of the next in the workstation world.

Recorded in 2019 and just released - . Tom is a great engineer and a great story teller - long interview, but it all sparkles with info and his good humor. He started a Lincoln Labs with Wes Clark where he worked on early mag tape systems before moving on to DEC. Worth listening too - and...

Doesn't seem like there are many "right" collectors "left". :>(

I now have 5 LD12 Front Panel boards in hand. One for me, one for Paul, one for Marty, one for smp (maybe?) + one available. Cost is $25 per board + shipping from 60611.

Thanks - I knew you had uploaded some files a while back but got the impression they weren't quite finalized regarding switch(?) placement. I'll take a look and see if I can order a set before Chinese New Year (I move slowly these days). Jack

Mmm ... yes ... and then there was the LD-12 front panel PCB that was rumored as a Christmas gift several years ago ...

That's the purpose of this forum - share what you've learned and learn from others!

I found John Winans' (John's Basement) KiCad tutorial very helpful - though I watched a lot of it at 1.25-1.5x playback speed. Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3by7evD3F51fKkyrUbH-PCdwPCWc9F8a Don't be put off by the number of videos - he tends to ramble but discusses a...

Might be that a colonic wasn't going far enough ... :>)

I'm not aware of frequent transducer failure on the RK series drives, but there are several versions of the 14" platters (DEC + others) that use different sector numbering. Being able to read an OS/8 platter (16 sectors) on a PDP-11 machine that expects 12-sector platters would be very helpful...

Welcome Bob, and bravo! Now, one for the RK05, please. And the rest of the electronics to allow the RK drives to spoof the transducer count to allow interchange of 12 and 16 sector disks.

Here's a set used to attach a Stu Phillips handle (aftermarket) - one just right, one punched too hard.

I've been pretty happy with the Fiskars eyelet setting tool (Amazon) but it takes a little practice to get a clean peen without splitting the rivet since it is slightly oversize. Generally several lighter impacts to set the rivet cleanly.

Soak a piece of thin cardboard in contact cleaner and move it in and out between the contacts several times to clean inside the slots without damaging the contact springs.

Beware - there be rabbit holes here!

Check out auto body inner door panel fasteners for similar parts.

Great to see continuing progress on the flip chip tester.

Gold fast-on connectors AND gold screws? Or is that just the lighting? Nice -