19 Sep
2021
19 Sep
'21
9:17 p.m.
I had suggested a hair-dryer, as recommended circa 20 years ago for drive
"stiction" after disuse. It seems that worked.
On Sunday, September 19, 2021, 08:58:57 PM PDT, Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
I have simply opened and physically moved the disk counter clockwise a
turn, in a clean dust-free place.? Or try putting in an oven on warm for 3
minutes a side, all four sides to loosen the grease.? Might sound crazy but
these have worked for me before
Bill
On Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 10:18 PM Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
20+ years ago, I remember people talking about
disassembling these to fix
the issue.? I?ve never tried.? Though I have one or two that might benefit
from is.? If the CLASSICCMP archives from ?97-2000 are online, I?d
recommend running a search against them.
Zane
On Sep 19, 2021, at 3:58 PM, Chris Zach via
cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Ok, so out of the basement came a Micrapolis 1325 (the old Dec RD53
disk) with
what appears to be stuck heads. Rotor tries to move under power
but can only take out slack. Will move backwards a bit.
Is this stuck head, and what would be the best way to free it? The
reason I'm
asking is this disk had a SA1000 adapter mounted under it so I
am pretty sure it was a PERQ disk. Which means data may be priceless. And
of course it's stuck.
Thoughts?
CZ