On 6/20/23 13:59, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 1:53 PM Warner Losh via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> OK. I have just read in a bunch of Rainbow disks. Most of them read fine on >> the first, second or third try. Some have a sector or three amiss (I've not >> yet checked to see if those sectors are mapped to the filesystem or not). >> Some appear to be 'unformatted' though sometimes they read with errors. >> These disks have what appears to be some kind of grime/mold/??? on their >> surface. >> >> Is there a good way to read these diskettes? To clean the grime off and >> allow the floppy to spin (they all are super loud)... >> >> At the rate things are going, there will be 5-10 of these...
Depends on what's making the noise. If it's dirt and heavy, I remove the cookie to a clean jacket after cleaning. If it's oxide shedding, I use a couple of drops of cyclomethicone on each side. Works every time. --Chuck
