22 Mar
2015
22 Mar
'15
3:50 p.m.
On 03/22/2015 12:53 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
We had
a 1620/II in college with a pair of 1311s, which are similar to the 2311. The system
drive sprung a leak. The field service tech replaced the failed seals, and I obtained
some reagent grade isopropyl alcohol from the chemistry department. He used that with
Kimwipes to clean the oil from pack and heads. The result was complete success. Packs
and heads in those days had tolerances far larger; I wouldn?t want to try that with
anything much newer. But if you have a 2311 with contaminated heads or packs, you might
give that technique a try.
You had to be VERY careful, and use the correct solvent to
not harm the magnetic coating. As long as the pack was not
mounted when this happened, the heads and pack could be
laboriously cleaned. if the pack was mounted, it would
cause a huge disaster, burning the disk and heads.
Jon