Re: Disk ][ Refurb

[Silicon Sam <SiliconSam@gmail.com>]

On Jun 17, 1:53 am, A2Aviator <a2avia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As for what to use, I've never gone wrong with using silicone and
> getting rid of all that grease they put on there and leaving a film
> coating of silicone on there afterwards. Since there are no moving
> parts that heat up and no real reason for dust to flow through the
> Disk ][ drive, all that grease thinking they used to do is not needed.
> All it does is turn into hard chunks. Nothing jelly like has any
> business in there. It's simply not needed.

  The Disk ][ NEVER came from the factory lubed, so why do it?  Now,
the 3.5" drives, (400K, 800K and 1.44M) that's a different story
altogether.  Them suckers were greased up in several places.