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From: hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 1902 Monitor and 1571 Drive
Message-ID: <3384@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 88 18:30:22 GMT
References: <340@ga.ecn.purdue.edu>
Reply-To: hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <340@ga.ecn.purdue.edu> jonkatz@ga.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan W. Katz) writes:
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>I have a problem with my 1902 Monitor and my 1571 disk drive.
>
>The way I have my system situated I have my monitor on top
>of a plexiglass stand and my disk drive in the middle.
>
>...
>
Talk about one of those things where something you'd never think of
screws you up!

Indeed you are correct that the monitor is confusing your disk drive
magnetics. There is nothing short of distance and metal between the
drive and the monitor to correct this. No pun intended.

Suggest at least four inches of vertical separation with some sort of 
metal between the two. Aluminum is not a good choice, steel is better.

The best bet is to play with it a while. We use case work to PC-10s or
A2000s. The top cover nicely acts as a monitor stand.

Hedley