Re: Cleaning Apple 5.25 and 3.5 drives?

["Jason Whorton" <REMOVEjason@microxl.com>]

Hi.  Yes, try Radio Shack.  I got one there a couple of months ago.  It was
$7.99, I believe.  It has one disk for 3.5" and one disk for 5.25".

Good luck,
Jason Whorton


"william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com> wrote in message
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> "Matthew Carpenter" <msc1983@mac.com> wrote in message
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> > Hello,
> >
> >     I have a IIGS with two 5.25s and two 3.5s.  I am having problems
> > loading files from 5.25 disks and formating 5.25 disks.
> >
> >    When I try to load files from 5.25 disks or format them I keep
getting
> > "I/O Error ($27).  I'm guessing that the drives need to be cleaned.
> >
> >    The problem is I'm not sure how I would clean the drives.  I don't
know
> > where I would get 5.25" cleaning disks.  I am wondering if I could open
> > the drives up and clean the heads with something.
>
>
> Not without running the risk of putting the drive heads out of
> allignment.  Have you tried Radio Shack? The last time I looked
> they still had dual 5.25/3.5 head cleaning kits for sale.
>
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