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From: press@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Barry Press)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Head Cleaning Diskettes
Keywords: Pre-saturated vs. kit with solution
Message-ID: <107@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 26 Oct 89 18:23:06 GMT
References: <20817@usc.edu>
Reply-To: press@venice.sedd.trw.com (Barry Press)
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In article <20817@usc.edu> libman@phad.hsc.usc.edu () writes:
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>I'm interested in opinions on using a head cleaning diskette.

I've had several repair techs (and reps from floppy drive companies circa
1980) say that the best thing to do with a working floppy is to leave it
alone - to use head cleaners only when it stops working.  The reasoning
they gave was that the cleaners are fairly abrasive and not real good
for the head.  I have no idea if current vintage cleaners have the same problem
or not.  

On the other hand, in some 10 years of using floppy disks on micros, I've 
yet to find a problem that a head cleaner fixed, and have not used one since
about 1982.  Nor do I seem to have floppy problems.  (Of course, I mainly
use them for weekly backups and little else...)

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