[Coco] DSKINI sounds

[David Ladd]

I personally use the "Needle-Tip Precision Lubricator" from Radio
Shack.  P/N: 64-2301A

I use this stuff on my disk drives, printers, and a few other things.

Hope this helps.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> probably not but it was the only one I had at the time. Maybe the
> mineral oil (the one used in electric razors, sewing machines, etc)
> would be better.
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Louis Ciotti <lciotti1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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