24 Nov
2009
24 Nov
'09
1:08 p.m.
Dumb question (perhaps), but do the relative positions of the disk platters in the pack
matter on these systems? I suppose it might for interleaving purposes for data already
recorded.
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From: Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 2:53:27 PM
Subject: Re: Cleaning packs
That's pretty much the method I use, mostly on RK05 packs. I think I still
have 2 alignment packs, which I should clean before using. I had a homemade
RK05 exercisor which also did alignments, but I loaned it to someone on the
list to use, reverse engineer, and make available to the list about 2 years
ago. Haven't heard from him since. I have 1 or 2 new linear positioners, and
maybe a few used ones here somewhere
Paul
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
On Nov 24, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Alexandre Souza - Listas wrote:
One thing that I fear is that the knowledge to *properly* clean a pack
Generally what I do is the following (note that I've only cleaned RK05 and
RL packs):
1. blow out any dust/grime with compressed air
2. do an initial cleaning of the outside of the pack with alcohol and lint
free cloths
3. disassemble the pack
4. clean platter with alcohol and lint free cloths. This also provides the
opportunity to inspect the surfaces. I toss any platter that shows any
abnormalities (cleaning up after a head crash is too time consuming to waste
on a marginal pack)
5. clean the remainder of the pack with alcohol and lint free cloths.
6. use lots of compressed air
7. reassemble the pack
It takes me 1/2 hour to 1 hour to clean a pack. I do this in a bright well
lit and well ventilated space. I haven't had a single head crash since I
started doing this. I've probably done a few dozen packs this way.
However, I have ~300 pack backlog. :-(
TTFN - Guy
is going
away. There is (was?) a place near Boston that would do it,
and I am sure Farris can as well, but I know of no others.
It would be nice to document how packs are cleaned, so we can do this
in the future.
I was going to ask the same, how do you clean a pack?