10 Mar
2014
10 Mar
'14
2:58 p.m.
Am 05.03.2014 21:17, schrieb Kyle Owen:
i've seen photos of people at the factory inspecting disk packs
(admittedly the 5 and 10 disk ones) with a dial test indicator to check
the cnterign of the platter(s). I would assume that was necessary.
If the centering is as non-critical as you suggest, I wonder why there
wasn't a machined regiser (step) on the hub, so you could just put the
platter on and clamp it up
Do I understand remounting the hub to be as easy
as getting the disk
centered by ensuring zero runout on the edge?
Easier. Just centered enough that
your drive does not walk away. That leads to another perhaps relevant question:
cleaning. I hear people
have successfully cleaned these in the kitchen sink. Is deionized or
distilled water preferred over tap water? Any tips on this? Non-powdered
latex gloves should be worn, I imagine? We can start a new thread on this
if one would prefer.
NO WATER!!! DO NOT USE WATER!!! See the RK05 manual for cleaning
instructions. They say explicitely that water will damage the oxide layer. You can blow off dust with your mouth - but
take care not to spit
onto the disk the manual says...
THat is one of the all-time clasic instrucitons :-)
Antoher warning I rememebr from this manual (or maybe one on another
drive, but it applies) is that in a lot of cases the air from a
compresaed air line contains oil. So unless you're sure it doesn't, don't
use it for cleaning said disks. I think those 'air duster' cans (which a
friend calls 'cans of pneumatic fluid') are fine (although expensive).
-tony