md41@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Marcus Dolengo) (10/25/90)
I have a 128D and a 1571 drive and I havent had any poroblems with the disk drives recently, i just wanted to know what should I get to clean them <esp. since I hope to sell them real soon :-/ > any suggestions about cleaning 3.5" drives too?
grx0644@uoft02.utoledo.edu (10/25/90)
In article <1990Oct24.232236.8055@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, md41@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Marcus Dolengo) writes: > > I have a 128D and a 1571 drive and I havent had any poroblems with the disk > drives recently, i just wanted to know what should I get to clean them <esp. > since I hope to sell them real soon :-/ > > > any suggestions about cleaning 3.5" drives too? In my experience, cleaning the drive heads are easy, if you know what material to use. The must common cleaning materials are Q-tip and Rubbing Alcohol (Isopropanol). From a chemistry perspective standpoint, I have a huge problem with this. One reason, The Alcohol does not dry with out leaving a some residue behind. Secondly,and most importantly, the alcohol tends to dissolve a small amount of the glue that holds the cotton to the Q-tip Stick. And this glue is left on your head, when the alcohol dries. My solution to this problem is to use Denatured Alcohol, which you'll beable to get at any drug store and cotton balls. I hope this helps........