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From: pmg@aplvax.UUCP (P. Michael Guba)
Newsgroups: net.periphs,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: adjusting PClone drives
Message-ID: <236@aplvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Jun-86 09:28:57 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 10 09:28:57 1986
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In article <1860@gitpyr.UUCP> kpk@gitpyr.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) writes:
|  In article <336@vu-vlsi.UUCP>, colin@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Colin Kelley) writes:
|  > We've got several PClones around here, all about 3 years old.  The floppy
|  > drives are rapidly degrading in performance.
|  
|  Finally, try cleaning the heads.  A little alchohol on a Q-tip is nice,

FYI in net.audio I once read that Q-tip brand cotton swabs should not
be used for cleaning heads because they contain a small amount of
paraffin to help them keep their shape.  The paraffin leaves a residue
on the heads that attracts dirt.  That posting recommended using cotton
swabs sold for more pure medical or audio use.  Also, swabs sold for
cleaning digital tape drives can normally be found around a computer
center.

Just thought you'd like to know,
Mike
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