10 Mar
2014
10 Mar
'14
5:45 p.m.
On Mar 10, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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Yes, ?canned air? should be ok. And air from compressors can be filtered. Also, there
are ?oil-less? compressors. Air brush setups are an example where oil must be avoided,
and this is where oil-less compressors may be found, or oil-removal filters. The sort of
cleaning we?re talking about here is probably more demanding than airbrushing is, though.
paul
layer. You can blow off dust with your mouth -
but take care not to spit
onto the disk the manual says...
THat is one of the all-time clasic instrucitons :-)
Antoher warning I rememebr from this manual (or maybe one on another
drive, but it applies) is that in a lot of cases the air from a
compresaed air line contains oil. So unless you're sure it doesn't, don't
use it for cleaning said disks. I think those 'air duster' cans (which a
friend calls 'cans of pneumatic fluid') are fine (although expensive).