11 Dec
2006
11 Dec
'06
8:33 a.m.
Richard wrote:
I have one for RK05 cartridges.
Very funny to see it in operation, a little arm with cleanin pads attached
to it move very slowely out and in while the disk spins at around 3 - 5 rpm.
Ed
In article <457CB284.4070406 at
shiresoft.com>,
Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> writes:
See Lyle's reply below. It's not really that hard. I usually clean the
outside of the pack first to get as much crud off of the pack before I
split it open. I then remove the screws that hold the two halves of the
pack (every other one around...2 passes and all of the screws are out).
Since the pack is upside down to remove the screws I then remove the
bottom cover. At this point the platter can be removed. I use 99.9%
alcohol and lint free cloths. Having the platter exposed allows for
careful inspection of the surfaces. I'm *very* conservative about the
condition of the platter. I've rejected a number of platters already
because of scratches, groves, burnt oxide, etc. I then clean the inside
of the pack (usually just blow air). Reassembly is the reverse of
disassembly(tm).
[...] Cleaning a pack takes about 20
minutes (including disassembly and reassembly) so don't expect these to
be done quickly.
Just out of curiosity, what's your procedure for cleaning them?
Is there a similar procedure that should be done
for RL01 disk packs?
I have an automatic pack cleaner for RL01/02 packs.