Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!peora!jer From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Aligning MAC disk drives Message-ID: <1754@peora.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 08:35:20 EST Article-I.D.: peora.1754 Posted: Wed Oct 30 08:35:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 04:17:05 EST References: <877@voder.UUCP> <437@harvard.ARPA> <1567@cbosgd.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 21 This anti-cleaning argument has also been going on in the IBM PC world for years. In my observation, the sentiment comes from the existence of kits that use various kinds of swabs to clean the heads; these result in damage to the heads if misused. The ones with rotating pads appear to be a different story: I've been using one of those regularly for as long as I've owned my IBM PC (ever since they first came out), and have experienced no damage whatsoever, even on my TM100-4 drive (which requires much more precise alignment due to the smaller head). It seems that the dealers are the ones who always recommend not using the cleaning kits; the same dealers who offer "preventive maintenance" services. It is unlikely that a company who manufactures floppy disks would market head cleaning kits as well if they damaged the drives, since it would be a risk to their reputation as a floppy disk manufacturer as well. I generally buy those, and avoid the discount-house kits. -- Shyy-Anzr: J. Eric Roskos UUCP: Ofc: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer Home: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jerpc!jer US Mail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642