[Coco] DSKINI sounds

[Louis Ciotti]

Is WD40 the proper lubricaton in this case??  WD40 sometimes can dry
things out...

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>>
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>>> -----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
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----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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