Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!Kling%UCI-20B@UCI-750A.ARPA From: Kling%UCI-20B@UCI-750A.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Cleaning Diskette Driver heads Message-ID: <12813@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Aug-84 00:38:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12813 Posted: Sun Aug 26 00:38:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Aug-84 06:10:41 EDT Lines: 34 From: Rob-Kling I've had an IBMPC w/2 CDC diskette drivers for a year. I've never cleaned the heads. According to a friend who is a "reliable source," IBM suggests that driver heads *not* be cleaned. However, I imagine that gunk piles up over the months. Also, I notice new "non-abrasive" disk cleaning products introduced every month. >From my audiophile experience I've learned that a few tape/stylus/record cleaners can be wonderful, but some are awful and even counterproductive. Manufacturer's claims are *no* sure guide. However, it's possible to listen to the effects of cleaning cassette tape heads, records, & cartridge stylli on a high resolution stereo and hear if the effects are audible and constructive. The PC user has no such immediate source of feedback about whatever process he subjects his heads to. I wonder if anybody has some kind of significant experience in this matter which probably effects us all. Has anybody checked the effects of cleaners by disassembling drives and examining heads under magnification? Has anyone used any cleaners frequently for a year or two on lots of machines & found some terrific (or awful)? I would appreciate any help w/this matter and will summarize what information I receive. Rob Kling Information and Computer Science UC-Irvine kling.uci-20b@uci OR kling@uci (from ARPAnet or CSnet),and/or ucbvax!ucivax!kling (from UUCP)