• BS 5359:1976

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    Specification for magnetic eleven-disk packs for data processing. Mechanical and magnetic properties

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  15-08-1999

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-10-1976

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Specification
    Section one. General
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. General requirements
    4. Description
    Section two. Dimensions
    5. Reference line
    6. Top cover
    7. Hub
    8. Spindle lock
    9. Index disk
    10. Disk support
    11. Recording disk
    12. Location of disks
    13. Minimum clearance of lowest element
    14. Overall height
    15. Hub/disks relationship
    16. Location of magnetic surface
    Section three. Mechanical characteristics
    17. Environment
    18. General
    19. Physical characteristics of magnetic surfaces
    Appendices
    A. Recommended accelerated storage life test
    B. Recommended procedures for testing vibration and
        shock
    C. Dynamic dimensional disk characteristics and moment
        of inertia
    D. Coating adhesion and abrasive wear
    E. Measuring effective track width
    Tables
    1. Nominal track locations
    2. Shock tests
    Figures
    1. Disk pack without covers
    2. Disk pack with top and bottom covers
    3. Cross section of the hub (simplified)
    4. Enlarged cross section of the lower end of the
        spindle
    5. Index disk viewed from above
    6. Enlarged cross section of the disk pack (simplified)
    7. Disk rotation and designations of disk surfaces and
        heads
    8. Geometry of the head disk system
    9. Track index (top view of the index disk)
    10. Write current waveform
    11. Read circuit
    12. Position limits of disk surfaces
    13. Displacement, velocity, acceleration
    14. Circuit arrangement
    15. Moment of inertia measurement
    16. Adhesion test
    17. Abrasive wear resistance test
    18. Calibration curve for silicon carbide abrasives with
        acrylic plastics test samples
    19. Track width diagram

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    Properties necessary for interchange of unrecorded packs from different sources. The track format is not standardized.

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    Committee ICT/1
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4783-1:1988 Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage Recommendations for disk packs, storage modules and disk cartridges

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5356-1:1976 Specification for magnetic single-disk cartridges (top loading) for data processing Mechanical and magnetic properties
    BS 4850-1:1972 Specification for magnetic six-disk packs for data processing Mechanical and magnetic properties
    BS 1134-2:1972 Method for the assessment of surface texture General information and guidance
    ISO 3562:1976 Information processing — Interchangeable magnetic single-disk cartridge (top loaded) — Physical and magnetic characteristics
    ISO 3563:1976 Information processing — Interchangeable magnetic single-disk cartridge (top loaded) — Track format
    BS 1580-1&2(1962) : 1962 SPECIFICATION FOR UNIFIED SCREW THREADS - DIAMETERS 1/4 INCH AND LARGER
    BS 5356-2:1976 Specification for magnetic single-disk cartridges (top loading) for data processing Track format
    BS 4850-2:1972 Specification for magnetic six-disk packs for data processing Track format
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