----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron Kaiser" <spectre_at_floodgap.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: Head Cleaners
> > (or what do you use to clean them when they don't read disks
> > correctly)?
> >
> > Cotton bud and iso-propyl alcohol. Head-cleaning disks don't do a very
> > good job, especially if the head is really dirty.
>
> I also add on that some forms of isopropyl alcohol are only 70% -- look
> for the 91% solution if you can, since that evapourates more cleanly.
>
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> Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems Ltd * So. Calif., USA *
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> -- "I [still] adore my Commodore
64" ------------------------------------------
The 91% solution would be the same found in the cheap cassette tape cleaning
kits I assume.
The reason I brought this up is because a few days ago I started backing up
some vintage Mac software on my 840AV 68k Mac and it had a problem with a
few disks, so I switched to my IIfx (same type of drives) and it read those
disks no problem. I figured that the 840av disk drive just needed a bit of
cleaning since it has been reliable before the last incident. I don't think
I have ever cleaned any of the disk drives heads on my PC's (some of which I
had for 10 years or more), but I have used a vacuum to suck out the dust
that tends to accumulate in the faceplates on newer machines (since multiple
cooling fans tend to suck air and dust through disk drives).
Received on Mon Jun 28 2004 - 22:52:28 BST