Re: Cleaning the drive heads

[Puckdropper <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com>]

A2Aviator <a2aviator@gmail.com> wrote in news:73f98013-2574-449e-afa6-
cf441d1cff3c@o9g2000yqj.googlegroups.com:

> Those things are built like battleships. The absolute best way for
> sure to clean the head is to open it up and do it.
> 
> Two screws in the back, the top comes out, another screw gets the
> metal lid off, two more screws take out the PCB and you can see the
> head. Lift the pressure pad and make sure it's clean. You'd have to go
> way out of your way to screw it up if you use anything more than
> cotton based materials, Q-Tips (ear swabs) or eyeglass paper and
> alcohol.
> 
> http://apple2.info/wiki/index.php?
title=Floppy_Drives#Drive_Head_Cleaning
> 

Thanks.  I've got a little experience with cleaning VCR heads, and those 
tend to be very fragile.  Good to know the Q-tips and alcohol are all I 
need.

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