26 Jul
2003
26 Jul
'03
12:27 p.m.
For long term storage, is it better to store a 5.25 inch floppy drive with a
disk in the drive and the lever closed, or is it better to leave the door
open and no disk in the drive? Either way, the drive will be in a sealed
plastic bag to keep the dust out but I was just curious about whether or not
to keep a diskette locked in the drive during storage. I've heard arguments
for both.
Thanks!
27 Jul
27 Jul
7:35 a.m.
For long term storage, is it better to store a 5.25
inch floppy drive with a
disk in the drive and the lever closed, or is it better to leave the door
open and no disk in the drive? Either way, the drive will be in a sealed
plastic bag to keep the dust out but I was just curious about whether or not
to keep a diskette locked in the drive during storage. I've heard arguments
If the drive is not going to be moved (so there's no chance of the heads
banging together due to vibration when moving it), I'd leave the door
open, with no disk.
In any case, I'd certainly use an anti-static plastic bag. A normal one
will (not might!) damage any MOS chips on the PCB.
-tony
11:36 a.m.
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Ernest wrote:
For long term storage, is it better to store a 5.25
inch floppy drive with a
disk in the drive and the lever closed, or is it better to leave the door
open and no disk in the drive? Either way, the drive will be in a sealed
plastic bag to keep the dust out but I was just curious about whether or not
to keep a diskette locked in the drive during storage. I've heard arguments
for both.
Better without the disk. It could over time deposit some of its
magnetic coating on the head and damage the first disk tried in
the drive subsequently.
- don
Thanks!
1:06 p.m.
For long term storage, is it better to store a 5.25
inch floppy drive with a
disk in the drive and the lever closed, or is it better to leave the door
open and no disk in the drive? Either way, the drive will be in a sealed
plastic bag to keep the dust out but I was just curious about whether or not
to keep a diskette locked in the drive during storage. I've heard arguments
for both.
heads LOADED empty or with just the mylar in between them creates way too
much risk of physical damage to the heads. Whoever told you THAT doesn't
know 5.25" drives.
Does EVERYBODY discard the shipping cardboard that 5.25" drives came with?
NOBODY ever expects to have to ship or store a drive ever again?
Your choice is NOT between a open (heads unloaded) v a disk loaded.
Your choice is between a open (heads unloaded) v a proper shipping
cardboard (or disk rotated 90 degrees to use the JACKET of the disk as
padding).
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