[Coco] DSKINI sounds

[Retro Canada]

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
>>>>
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>>>> 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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