14 Sep
2010
14 Sep
'10
5:47 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Seconded (for what it's worth) - that's my approach, and I've never damaged a
drive that way either. Sometimes the hub area attracts crud and can use a
clean too. Some drives are better than others when it comes to access to the
heads...
cheers
Jules
Failing that,
what is the correct way of cleaning a floppy drive?
What I have always done -- on all sizes of floppy drive, is to take the
drive out of the casing, take off the cover and/or logic board if
necesary, and then clean the heads witha cotton bud (Q-tip) soaked in
propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol) Some manufacturers
specifically tell you not to do this for fear of damagingthe gimbal
spring for the upper head, but I've neer had any problems. Of course you
take care and don't exert much force on the upper head.