Wanted: tech docs on original Iomega 8-inch full height 10MB Bernoulli drive (Alpha-10)

[Michael Brutman]

Get a cleaning cartridge ...  it's the easiest way.

In theory the head is slightly recessed behind the polished plate that
establishes the airflow near the media; remember, the media deforms and
rises toward the head, making contact with the polished plate but not
touching the head.  So maybe a super long foam Q-tip can get all the way in
there, but that's going to be tedious.



On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:05 PM Eric Smith via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> The Bernoulli disks definitely do use servo, so as you say, if the servo
> patterns are damaged the data is toast.
>
> Do you have any advice on head cleaning? The docs on the second-generation
> drive (Alpha-10H) just say to use a cleaning cartridge, and I don't have
> one. I've cleaned floppy drive heads with isopropyl and a lint-free swab,
> but I'm reluctant to do this to the Alpha-10 without advice from someone
> who's done it.
>
> Best regards,
> Eric
>