[Coco] DSKINI sounds

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yeah you can try to put a little WD40 on the head rails. My drive was
grinding and I had to do that. After 30 years all the lubrification
has dried out.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Luis Fernández <luis46coco at hotmail.com> wrote:
> In addition to what I already said Bill
> You can try to turn the motor that moves the head to see if you have blockage or servicing
> I remove all the support and lubrication
> gently rolling, better
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> From: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:15:27 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] DSKINI sounds
>>
>>
>> Before doing anything else, clean all contacts with a pencil eraser. Then clean the drive heads with alcohol and a qtip (very gently & carefully). Let the heads dry for a time as the alcohol will eat your disk if there's any on the head, especdially old disks and I don't think there's many "new" ones around. If this doesn't work, then start trouble shooting the drive/controller.
>>
>> Bill P
>>
>> Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> Bill Pierce
>> ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Roper <ebonhand09 at gmail.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 10:01 am
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] DSKINI sounds
>>
>>
>> I get at most 1 or 2 slow long clicks/grinds and then just running sounds..
>>
>> The FD-500 cart seems very unreliable, booting into DECB only one or
>> two out of three attempts, both with and without the modified MPI
>>
>> I'm thinking it's dead, Jim - just not sure which bit
>>
>> Any suggestions on how I can diagnose which part is toast?
>>
>> - David
>>
>> On 16 October 2012 00:58, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > yep, 35 slow long clicks, then 35 short fast clicks. (IIRC) and that's after
>> the initial chatter of the head banging to LSN0
>> >
>> > Bill P
>> >
>> > Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> > Bill Pierce
>> > ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: David Roper <ebonhand09 at gmail.com>
>> > To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> > Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 9:52 am
>> > Subject: [Coco] DSKINI sounds
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Is there a traditional pattern to the sounds a drive makes while
>> > running DSKINI on a coco?
>> >
>> > I've got a Coco3 ->modified MPI->FD-500 controller->FD-500 dual disk
>> > setup that has worked in the past, but now its failing somewhere along
>> > the line, and I'm not sure where
>> >
>> > - David
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