Abstract:
A magnetic disk storage file employs a plurality of magnetic transducers for each recording disk surface, and at least one transducer is associated with each data track. The transducer assemblies are supported by racks, which are mounted in stacked fashion to pivotable posts. The posts are fixed in a precise position relative to the true axis of the spindle on which the storage disks are mounted for rotation. The posts are pivotable so that the transducer assemblies and racks may be retracted for easy replacement, and returned to the same precise position and alignment relative to the data disk surface, whereby each transducer bears the same relation to its associated data track as it had prior to retraction.