29 Jun
2004
29 Jun
'04
1:28 a.m.
>>>> "Cameron" == Cameron Kaiser
<spectre(a)floodgap.com> writes:
> (or what do you use to clean them when they
don't read disks
> correctly)?
>
> Cotton bud and iso-propyl alcohol. Head-cleaning disks don't do a
> very good job, especially if the head is really dirty.
Cameron> I also add on that some forms of isopropyl alcohol are only
Cameron> 70% -- look for the 91% solution if you can, since that
Cameron> evapourates more cleanly.
I'd put it more strongly.
70% isopropyl is typically "rubbing alcohol" which has all sorts of
weird stuff in it. That may be nice for skin, but not for disks.
I'd use a MINIMUM of 91%, and preferably better. Once in college we
used reagent grade isopropyl alcohol (from the chemistry stock room)
to clean the heads on a 1311 drive (5 platter hard drive) that had
suffered a leak in the head actuator and sprayed hydraulic fluid all
over the system pack...
paul