[Coco] Replacement 360K floppy drives?

Gene Heskett gheskett at wdtv.com
Sun Jan 11 00:51:18 EST 2015


On Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:45:57 AM Stephen H. Fischer did opine
And Gene did reply:
> This is the "Real" Tape Head Cleaner:
> 
> http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/cleaners/specialty-cleaners/audiov
> ideo-head-cleaner-407c/
> 
> I soon will need to open the next bottle, #3 in 50 years is almost all
> used up. $7.79 at Fry's.
> 
> (No, I do not have that many Tape Heads, I use it to clean up after
> the horrible mistake a Chinese Chemist made in selecting a conductive
> paint on three of my four RCA remote controls. It is hard keeping
> just one of four working. :-II ;( *eg* ;-(*) )
> 
> q-tip, I buy 1,000 at a time.

In a white box, from kroger's pharmacy, Sherwood Medical, 6" long, REAL 
wooden sticks, about 10 bucks a box of 1000 in 100 pack envelopes, the 
last time I bought some, perhaps 5 years ago.  Only way to buy them. The 
3" cardboard stuff is bad kharma.
 
> SHF
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L. Curtis Boyle" <curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Replacement 360K floppy drives?
> 
> > Also, if you have no cleaning disk, you can use a q-tip with
> > cleaning alcohol, and wipe the head (and the little cleaning pad
> > that clamps down when you close the drive door) directly.
> > 
> > L. Curtis Boyle
> > curtisboyle at sasktel.net


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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