21 Oct
2013
21 Oct
'13
9:29 p.m.
As folks may have read about my recent VT103 rescue....
Well, regarding the disks I want to end up imaging.... the 4 disk set
of RT is on Wabash diskettes ! (All the other 8" diskettes are almost
all Digital brand, but those 4 are Wabash).
The oxide looks ok, but a scuff near the hub area with my fingernail
was able to remove a tiny amount of material... I think when I get to
imaging those 4 I'm only going to have a shot or two each.
Any suggestion (besides toss the 4 diskettes right after imaging them)
?
Also, anyone know if the 8" drives in the RX02 itself use a standard
interface at all that could be connected to something like a Kryoflux ?
-- Curt
21 Oct
21 Oct
10:11 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:29:11AM -0400, rescue wrote:
Also, anyone know if the 8" drives in the RX02
itself use a standard
interface at all that could be connected to something like a Kryoflux
?
Unfortunately not. If I understand right, DEC would buy Calcomp drives
and pull the PCBs off so they could use 100% their own stuff. You're much
better off attacking at the RX02 interface level. It's not at all SA800-like
either, but at least it's pretty reasonable.
John Wilson
D Bit
22 Oct
22 Oct
12:26 a.m.
On 10/21/2013 09:29 PM, rescue wrote:
Any suggestion (besides toss the 4 diskettes right
after imaging them) ?
You probably won't get that far--the drive head will plow a groove in
the media and then it's all downhill after that.
The only way that I know of that even stands a chance of being able to
read those awful things is to remove the cookies from the jackets and
bake them (the cookies) for several hours (3 or 4) at 140F/60C in a
well-controlled oven (don't let things get too hot or you'll destroy
them). Replace in the jacket and then do your imaging right
away--you'll anywhere from a few hours to a few days where the oxide
won't shed. After imaging, sell the disks on Etsy for decorations.
--Chuck
7:31 a.m.
On 2013-10-22 03:26, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/21/2013 09:29 PM, rescue wrote:
How does this process work ? I assume the action is to do something to
improve the functioning of the binder ?
I have a regular kitchen oven (digital controls), but I doubt it is too
accurate... but I could check it's regulation with an oven thermometer.
What sort of surface would you set the cookies on ?
-- Curt
Any suggestion (besides toss the 4 diskettes
right after imaging
them) ?
You probably won't get that far--the drive head will plow a groove in
the media and then it's all downhill after that.
The only way that I know of that even stands a chance of being able
to read those awful things is to remove the cookies from the jackets
and bake them (the cookies) for several hours (3 or 4) at 140F/60C in
a well-controlled oven (don't let things get too hot or you'll
destroy
them). Replace in the jacket and then do your imaging right
away--you'll anywhere from a few hours to a few days where the oxide
won't shed. After imaging, sell the disks on Etsy for decorations.
--Chuck 
7:41 a.m.
On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:31 AM, rescue wrote:
> The only way that I know of that even stands a
chance of being able
> to read those awful things is to remove the cookies from the jackets
> and bake them (the cookies) for several hours (3 or 4) at 140F/60C in
> a well-controlled oven (don't let things get too hot or you'll destroy
> them). Replace in the jacket and then do your imaging right
> away--you'll anywhere from a few hours to a few days where the oxide
> won't shed. After imaging, sell the disks on Etsy for decorations.
What sort of surface would you set the cookies on ?
A cookie sheet, obviously.
- Dave
10:12 a.m.
On Oct 22, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/22/2013 07:41 AM, David Riley wrote:
Close, actually. Baking parchment is a fine, non-shedding surface. Get a roll at your
local grocer.
I was going to comment on the relative merits of a Silpat vs. paper
towels, etc. (which probably wouldn't fare too badly in a 140?F oven),
but realized I had no direct experience. I had totally forgotten
about parchment paper, which is all the more amusing since we just
ran out of it yesterday for more conventional baking purposes.
- Dave
What sort
of surface would you set the cookies on ?
A cookie sheet, obviously.
9:25 a.m.
On 10/22/2013 07:31 AM, rescue wrote:
I have a regular kitchen oven (digital controls), but
I doubt it is too
accurate... but I could check it's regulation with an oven thermometer.
What sort of surface would you set the cookies on ?
There's actually a US patent on the process that describes it )as it
applies to magnetic tape). There's plenty on this on the audio tape forums.
Baking parchment is pretty good for this purpose.
--Chuck
2:16 p.m.
On 2013-10-22 12:25, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/22/2013 07:31 AM, rescue wrote:
I read an audio tape site that as part of a restoration process applied
new finish (brand name polish ?)
This was after cleaning for a stickiness problem, not a shedding
problem though.
I have a regular kitchen oven (digital controls),
but I doubt it is
too
accurate... but I could check it's regulation with an oven
thermometer.
What sort of surface would you set the cookies on ?
There's actually a US patent on the process that describes it )as it
applies to magnetic tape). There's plenty on this on the audio tape
forums.
Baking parchment is pretty good for this purpose.
--Chuck
Great tips, thanks !
-- Curt
3:05 p.m.
On 10/22/2013 02:16 PM, rescue wrote:
I read an audio tape site that as part of a
restoration process applied
new finish (brand name polish ?)
This was after cleaning for a stickiness problem, not a shedding problem
though.
It's actually called Nu Finish and was manufactured by 3M, but now done
by someone else with a reformulation. By all reports, I've read that
it's not as good as the old stuff and indeed, my experience does seem to
bear that out (on 1/2" tape anyway). You might be better off trying
some plain old Cocamide DEA, which is a fatty acid used as a lubricant
by some manufacturers. It's available in bulk.
I believe that NuFinish mixes a fatty acid up with a fine silica for
their product, if the MSDS is to be believed. I don't recall if a
surfactant was part of the witches' brew.
Baking alone should work for now.
--Chuck\
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