I agree with you, now I use WD 40 to remove the first "dried" grease layer from the floppy. Afterwards I use a special Shell product called "WIK700 or WIK 500". This "oil" was especially made for lubricating video recorder head drum mechanical parts. Another similar product is "GP Hypoid 90" from Esso.
Please note: less oil is sometimes better than more, don't contaminate the magnetic heads with oil residue. on 22.06.2005 18:17 Uhr, Nord, Al at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have tried WD-40 with mixed results and most of them were bad. I use > the left over mobile 1 from my empty oil bottles that I use in all of my > vehicles. I feel that Mobile 1 provides better lubrication. In fact I > use Mobile 1 oil to lubricate the bars that the print heads ride on in > dot matrix printers at work. I have been doing this for years and have > had excellent results. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LisaList [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr. > Helmut Post > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:32 AM > To: LisaList > Subject: Re: Clock battery and floppy lubrication > > BTW: I forgot to mention the book from Larry Pina: Macintosh Repair and > upgrade secrets, ISBN 0-672-48452-8, Hayden Books 1990. > There you can find many useful informations concerning the periodical > lubrication method and much more (about the Lisa too). > The lubrication is done with WD 40- please use only WD40, all other > products can have negative side effects. > > Helmut > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "LisaList" <lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:49 AM > Subject: Clock battery and floppy lubrication > > >> When I purchased my Lisa II from Sun many years ago, it has a dead > clock >> battery, or a broken clock. All I know is that the clock has never > worked. >> >> Not only am I concerned with leakage from bad batteries, I would like > to > be >> able to make the clock functional. >> >> Does anyone know of a source for clock batteries? >> >> Also, the Lisa tech I spoke with at Sun said the floppy drive has to > be >> periodically lubricated. What type of lubricant should I use, and how >> difficult is this to accomplish? >> >> Steve >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. >> http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ >> >> >> >> -- >> LisaList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> LisaList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> iPod Accessories for Less >> at 1-800-iPOD.COM >> Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal >> www.1800ipod.com >> > > -- LisaList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> LisaList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/lisa.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
