Get a cleaning cartridge ... it's the easiest way. In theory the head is slightly recessed behind the polished plate that establishes the airflow near the media; remember, the media deforms and rises toward the head, making contact with the polished plate but not touching the head. So maybe a super long foam Q-tip can get all the way in there, but that's going to be tedious.
On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 1:05 PM Eric Smith via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > The Bernoulli disks definitely do use servo, so as you say, if the servo > patterns are damaged the data is toast. > > Do you have any advice on head cleaning? The docs on the second-generation > drive (Alpha-10H) just say to use a cleaning cartridge, and I don't have > one. I've cleaned floppy drive heads with isopropyl and a lint-free swab, > but I'm reluctant to do this to the Alpha-10 without advice from someone > who's done it. > > Best regards, > Eric >
