7 Dec
2000
7 Dec
'00
12:28 p.m.
I believe someone used to sell a kit to remove minor scratches, but I can't
vouch for its effectiveness. I think places like Radio Shack still sell
cleaning kits; try one of those to see if it helps with your skipping
problem.
I would not try to rub out scratches by hand unless you were truly
desperate. While you might remove the scratch, you will likely create
unevenness on the disc's surface that might affect the drive's ability to
read the refracted light.
--Mike
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, John Foust wrote:
Festival
Hmm. And how much plastic has to be scratched
off before the foil is
exposed, and how wide of a scratch on either Al or Au will blow
away data, given the ECC? If a CD gets scratched, oxidation
won't happen for a while. Will I notice the scratch before
it's too late? Am I mistreating archival CDs in the first place?
Speaking of a witch, what's that method I heard about a long time ago
whereby you can sand out the scratches on a music CD to make it not skip
anymore? Something about using a real fine abrasive element?
Is this possible? One of my favourite CDs skips terribly on one track and
it really pisses me off, especially when I'm supposed to be mellowing out.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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