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Apple II Disk Drive Cleaning

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Uploaded by on Dec 15, 2009

How to clean an Apple II Disk II drive

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  • Much simpler than the Unidisk drive!

  • @rwdplz1 That's true - but the concept (and the drive mechanism) is of course the same.

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  • Any advice for a faulty Disk Interface Card? We have an Apple IIe at work, and it doesn't get past the boot screen (where it says "Apple ]["), unless I disconnect the card. I must also mention that while the D.I.C. is connected, the spindle motor runs, and the disk activity LED remains on, but nothing else happens until I power the computer down.

    It's not critical that I get the old Apple working, but it would be nice if I could. Then I wouldn't have to use the Apple II as a paperweight. XD

  • Love to see the insides of these old machines. Proper retro nerd porn!

  • I use face cleaner on cartridges as it's alcohol based and evaporates quickly, so I assume this will work on any 5.25 :o)

  • Otherwise, nice walk-through. ☺

  • If you must use alcohol, non-denatured ethyl is best. Any alcohol tends to dissolve things that you don't want dissolved; but ethyl is the least nasty—followed by isopropyl, then the dreaded methyl. And denaturants are pollutants, plain and simple. No matter which is used, dry it off immediately. And keep it off the pad! I noticed that you let the pad back down onto the wet head (easily prevented by opening the door), leading to a solvent-damped pad laying on the head when you were finished.

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