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Hi Guys,

 I have two YE data 180 eight inch floppy drives in my CMI 11X. It seems
after cleaning them I have accidentally knocked the heads out of alignment.
I was so careful using some isopropyl alcohol and top quality cotton swabs
and yet it all went wrong. My advice... Don't even attempt to do a manual
cleaning of your drives. I would use a 8" floppy drive cleaning kit which is
done by wetting a cleaning disk and inserting into the drive.
 Where can I get these floppy drives realigned ? Many thanks !

Regards,


James Thomson

Magic Audio Co.
The Studio
West Hampstead
London NW2 3RJ
U.K.

What are the most common drives in CMI IIx ? Is it the YE drives or are
other brans more common ?

What are the format used on discs ?

LJ

http://hem.spray.se/ppgwave/studiopics.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Thomson" <jamesthomson@mac.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:21 PM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] 11X - 8 inch disk drive alignment ?


> Hi Guys,
>
>  I have two YE data 180 eight inch floppy drives in my CMI 11X. It seems
> after cleaning them I have accidentally knocked the heads out of
alignment.
> I was so careful using some isopropyl alcohol and top quality cotton swabs
> and yet it all went wrong. My advice... Don't even attempt to do a manual
> cleaning of your drives. I would use a 8" floppy drive cleaning kit which
is

> done by wetting a cleaning disk and inserting into the drive.
>  Where can I get these floppy drives realigned ? Many thanks !
>
> Regards,
>
>
> James Thomson
>
> Magic Audio Co.
> The Studio
> West Hampstead
> London NW2 3RJ
> U.K.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Thats should have read " are other brands more common ?"

LJ

http://hem.spray.se/ppgwave/studiopics.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lars Johansson" <lasse@livesound.se>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] 11X - 8 inch disk drive alignment ?


> What are the most common drives in CMI IIx ? Is it the YE drives or are
> other brans more common ?
>
> What are the format used on discs ?
>
> LJ
>
> http://hem.spray.se/ppgwave/studiopics.html
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Thomson" <jamesthomson@mac.com>
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:21 PM
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] 11X - 8 inch disk drive alignment ?
>
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> >  I have two YE data 180 eight inch floppy drives in my CMI 11X. It seems
> > after cleaning them I have accidentally knocked the heads out of
> alignment.
> > I was so careful using some isopropyl alcohol and top quality cotton
swabs
> > and yet it all went wrong. My advice... Don't even attempt to do a
manual
> > cleaning of your drives. I would use a 8" floppy drive cleaning kit
which

> is
> > done by wetting a cleaning disk and inserting into the drive.
> >  Where can I get these floppy drives realigned ? Many thanks !
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > James Thomson
> >
> > Magic Audio Co.
> > The Studio
> > West Hampstead
> > London NW2 3RJ
> > U.K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Actually, I have QumeTrak 242's in my IIx. I believe
the service manual says Mitsubishi 2496's were used as
well.

Laurence


--- Lars Johansson <lasse@livesound.se> wrote:
> What are the most common drives in CMI IIx ? Is it
> the YE drives or are
> other brans more common ?
> 
> What are the format used on discs ?
> 
> LJ
> 
> http://hem.spray.se/ppgwave/studiopics.html
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Thomson" <jamesthomson@mac.com>
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:21 PM
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] 11X - 8 inch disk drive
> alignment ?
> 
> 
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> >  I have two YE data 180 eight inch floppy drives
> in my CMI 11X. It seems
> > after cleaning them I have accidentally knocked
> the heads out of
> alignment.
> > I was so careful using some isopropyl alcohol and
> top quality cotton swabs
> > and yet it all went wrong. My advice... Don't even
> attempt to do a manual
> > cleaning of your drives. I would use a 8" floppy
> drive cleaning kit which
> is
> > done by wetting a cleaning disk and inserting into
> the drive.
> >  Where can I get these floppy drives realigned ?
> Many thanks !
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > James Thomson
> >
> > Magic Audio Co.
> > The Studio
> > West Hampstead
> > London NW2 3RJ
> > U.K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Thomson" <jamesthomson@mac.com>

>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> >  I have two YE data 180 eight inch floppy drives
>> in my CMI 11X. It seems
>> > after cleaning them I have accidentally knocked
>> the heads out of
>> alignment.

How do you know they are misaligned ?
I'd figure they should not be able to be misaligned without a screwdriver ?

If they really are misaligned, you may try a PLASTIC screwdriver and
realign them yourself, adjust on ONE side only until you have a working
drive. use a spare disk and try to load.

Do NOT use a normal screwdriver at any time because they can (and usually
will) magnetize your head assembly and introduce noise in the signal. In
fact magnetized heads eventually will degrade disks as well.

>> > I was so careful using some isopropyl alcohol and
>> top quality cotton swabs
>> > and yet it all went wrong. My advice... Don't even
>> attempt to do a manual
>> > cleaning of your drives.

What extreme thing did you do to misalign the heads ?


>> > James Thomson
>> >
>> > Magic Audio Co.
>> > The Studio
>> > West Hampstead
>> > London NW2 3RJ
>> > U.K.

Best regards,
Harald.