HELP! Kaypro 2X Drive (Was: HELP! Osbourne drives)

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Tue Sep 14 19:01:59 1999

On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Wayne Smith wrote:

>
>
> >>> Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com> 09/13 9:06 PM >>>
> On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Wayne Smith wrote:
>
> > This made me remember that I have a perhaps similar problem with one
> > of my Kaypro drives. It works at first, but eventually wears away
> > portions of the disk making the disk unusable. (After a few uses, if
> > you hold the disk up to the light there are arcs that are clear.) I
> > assume this is a head alignment issue. If so, is there an easy way to
> > realign the heads (perhaps dropping the unit a la Apple III), or should
> > I just look for another floppy drive?
>
> I would be more inclined to suspect magnetic media build up on the heads
> that needs to be cleaned off.
>
> - don
>
> ***Any suggestions on cleaning methods?
>
Wayne, I could not improve on the description that Tony provided in an
earlier message.

                                                 - don
Received on Tue Sep 14 1999 - 19:01:59 BST