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| 1871.1 | | LEDS::ACCIARDI | Insert witty anti-Dukakis slogan here - | Fri Nov 11 1988 09:14 | 13 |
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Do you smoke? If you do, you can bet you'll have to clean your
drives. On the A1000, the cooling fan sucks air in through the
floppy slot.
If you buy inferior media, the heads will also get dirty faster.
Before panicking, I'd invest $15 or so in a 3.5" cleaning disk and
some cleaner. Any dealer should have them.
If that doesn't work, you may need a replacement drive. I know
of a few people who had to replace their A1000 floppies.
Ed
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| 1871.2 | I try the cleaner | CIMAMT::CROMACK | | Fri Nov 11 1988 11:15 | 9 |
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I don't smoke but I do use the Amiga in a room with a
fireplace.
thanks for the encouragement. Looking forward to less
data insecurity.
Dean
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| 1871.3 | Fine Grit | BIGVAX::WARD | | Fri Nov 11 1988 15:52 | 6 |
| Electrical equipment (Rainbow Vacuum cleaner) destructs on fine
ash from fireplaces. I had corruption with Cat litter that was
too fine. [Amiga floppies]
VCRs are great canaries (sniffers) of contamination sources. I
wonder if teflon floppies are available/worth it?
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| 1871.4 | | LEDS::BUSCH | Dave Busch at NKS1-2 | Fri Nov 11 1988 17:21 | 15 |
| -< Fine Grit >-
< VCRs are great canaries (sniffers) of contamination sources.
Eureka!!! Could that be the problem with my RCA VCR? (I know, this has nothing
to do with the Amiga, but...)
My VCR has gotten to the point that it shuts itself down every few seconds or
minutes for no apparent reason. However, this only happens in 6 hour mode, not
in 2 hour mode. It's in a room with a coal burning stove which over the years
has produced quite a bit of fine fly ash. Could there be a connection between
the two?
Dave
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| 1871.5 | same problem | MEIS::ZIMMERMAN | Walt sent me | Fri Nov 11 1988 17:34 | 8 |
| I had that problem with my RCA VCR, too. The machine would would
wrap the tape around the heads, run for a second or two, and then
unwrap. I don't know what the cause was because the problem went
away while I was looking for a dealer who could fix it without
charging more than the machine was worth. I'll bet it was a slipping
belt, though.
- Cliff
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| 1871.6 | test it | NOBHIL::BODINE_CH | | Mon Nov 14 1988 18:13 | 4 |
| .1
If you suspect your Microbotics memory board, there are tests (supplied
with the board) that you can run to check it out.
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| 1871.7 | dust... maybe? | HAZEL::MELLITZ | | Tue Nov 29 1988 08:07 | 7 |
| rep. .5 & .6
You got it! The normal culpits are execessive were on the belts.
After disecting my VCR, I beleive the cause may not be dust but heat.
Anyway, I keep my disks/cd's/Laserdisc's/tapes in a dust proof cabinet
and I use a dust cover on my Amiga when not in use.
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| 1871.8 | Simple repair for temperamental VCRs | BOMBE::MOORE | So many holes to plug | Tue Nov 29 1988 20:31 | 6 |
| In most VCRs there is a drive wheel mounted on a spring-loaded swing
arm between the two reel hubs. It transfers drive power to the
appropriate take-up hub during forward and reverse tape motion. It's
quite common for this wheel to slip because of accumulated dirt and/or
oil on its rubber surface. Clean it with a little alcohol and you'll
probably be back in business...
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