3-3-1. Cleaning O F Magnetic Head By C L E A N I N G Disk - Tandy 1000 SL Technical Reference Manual

3-3. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
3-3-1. Cleaning o f Magnetic Head by C l e a n i n g Disk
When you use t h e F D D i n d u s t y environment, it i s recommended t o c l e a n
t h e magnetic head s u r f a c e p e r i o d i c a l l y (e.g. once a month) w i t h a
commercially a v a i l a b l e c l e a n i n g d i s k .
For a t y p i c a l usage under t y p i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t a l coriZ?ition, t h e c l e a n i n g
c y c l e i s enough a t e v e r y t h r e e months.
( A )
Equipment
(1) Dry t y p e c l e a n i n g d i s k
( 2 )
SKA o r u s e r ' s system
(B-1)
Cleaning procedure (General method)
(1) I n s t a l l a n a p p r o p r i a t e c l e a n i n g d i s k and s t a r t t h e s p i n d l e motor.
Notes: 1. Do n o t u s e a damaged c l e a n i n g d i s k .
2 . B e s u r e t o u s e a double s i d e d c l e a n i n g d i s k . S i d e 0 (lower s i d e )
and s i d e 1 (upper s i d e ) heads w i l l be c l e a n e d
a t
t h e same t i m e .
( 2 )
Execute head l o a d i n g and c l e a n t h e head a t a s u i t a b l e t r a c k p o s i t i o n
f o r
1 0
30 seconds, approx. I n o r d e r t o a v o i d t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n on
a s p e c i f i c t r a c k , it i s a good way t o make t h e head move between
t r a c k
00
and t h e innermost t r a c k d u r i n g c l e a n i n g o p e r a t i o n .
Note: The most a p p r o p r i a t e c l e a n i n g time i s d i f f e r e n t f o r e a c h t y p e o f
c l e a n i n g d i s k used.
E x c e s s i v e l y l o n g c l e a n i n g t i m e i s n o t e f f e c t i v e b u t h a s p o s s i b i l i t y
t o a c c e l e r a t e t h e head wear.
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