Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

> On Jan 27, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk > wrote: > > When it happens, am I correct in assuming that the pack is toast, and should > never be loaded again? Carl would be better qualified to answer that one, but from what he has taught me and what we've

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

> From: Mark J. Blair > I have a single decpack cartridge ... It's marked "decpack 2200 BPI-12" > and has 12 sector notches in the hub. Does that mean that it was most > likely used with an RK05 drive in a PDP-11 system? Yes. > I hope that I can procure a matching drive for

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

Speaking of these drives, I have a single decpack cartridge which hitchhiked along with a purchase of RL02 packs. It's marked "decpack 2200 BPI-12" and has 12 sector notches in the hub. Does that mean that it was most likely used with an RK05 drive in a PDP-11 system? I seem to recall that

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

I too watched Marc's video with great interest, as I have a pair of Diablo 31's identical to his. Now, I'm a long long long way from getting them operational, but it's good to see what has worked for future reference. As I'd never be able to find a similar alignment pack, the heads in mine

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

Thanks for the tip on heating, Carl. > On Jan 27, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk > wrote: > Some dumb questions from a guy who has not yet experienced his first head > crash on a removable-pack hard drive: > > When it happens, am I correct in assuming that

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

I thoroughly enjoyed Marc's video of the head cleaning. Some dumb questions from a guy who has not yet experienced his first head crash on a removable-pack hard drive: When it happens, am I correct in assuming that the pack is toast, and should never be loaded again? My removable-pack drives

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

The most versatile, effective cleaning tool /ever/. Not even sarcastic. =] -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 3:45 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > I always use my finger and finger nail. Your finger is very sensitive to > even

Re: ultrasonic cleaning for disk heads

I always use my finger and finger nail. Your finger is very sensitive to even the tiniest piece of crud. I then just need to do a final clean with IPA. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Fritz Mueller via cctalk