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Anyone physically salvaged a floppy?
« on: August 17, 2003, 08:45:38 PM »
My old floppies sometimes start squeaking and screwing up the floppy drive.  What causes the squeaking?  I remember the cheap Columbia House cassettes would squeak because there was not enough magnetic material on the tape left.  Same with floppies?  I am tempted to soak some in alcohol or is there a better way?  I can take them apart but? :-?
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Re: Anyone physically salvaged a floppy?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2003, 08:57:31 PM »
@kennyR

 It might remove mildew & dust before it ruins anything.. Works for CD Discs?  Perhaps I should use something that cleans capstans and pinch rollers.  (No no, not MR. Sheen) :-D
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Re: Anyone physically salvaged a floppy?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2003, 09:50:03 PM »
Ok, off to search for "mechanism lubricant"  :-D
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