24 Nov
2009
24 Nov
'09
6:14 p.m.
On Nov 24, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Charles H Dickman wrote:
Guy Sotomayor wrote:
Compressed air = air compressor with pressure regulator with filter
and water & oil trap (ie not a "hobby" air compressor). I have a
few. The "big" one is for running air tools (ie working on cars and
such). My smaller one I usually have the regulator set at 20psi and I
use a "blow gun" attachment.
I purchase disposable lint free cloths.
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
Seems straightforward enough. What is the source of compressed air
and what kind of lint free cloth do you use? Does vacuum have any use?
I imagine the process of cleaning an RK05 drive would be very
similar. Basically remove ALL the dust and then put it back
together. Has anyone experience in cleaning an RK05 drive? I have
one that was left open for several years before the machine was
decommissioned.
That's it basically except for dealing with the "DEC foam" which I
always replace (unless it's obvious that it was recently done).
TTFN - Guy