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From: del@dataio.UUCP (Erik Lindberg)
Newsgroups: net.decus
Subject: Cleaning disk packs (we do it, do you want to?)
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Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 12:25:52 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  3 12:25:52 1984
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I haven't seen any definitive answers on this subject, so I thought I
would post my views (not that they are definitive). It seems to me the
original article was about RL02 disk packs, but that's long been
expired.

- Cleaning disk packs should be done as part of preventitive maintenance,
  *not* to repair an existing problem.

- We clean our most heavily used packs 1-2 times a year. It is a simple
  procedure that is so fast you could even do it with a little down
  time, but we do it will the pack is "rotated out".

- It is not economical to do this with an RL02, as the cost would
  rapidly pay for a new pack. Also, the recording density on an RL02 is
  not great enough that it is likely to make a very big difference.

Erik Lindberg	AKA	del 
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( I used to call myself a hacker.... )