RANA Systems Elite Controller, User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL MAINTENANCE
As of yet, no cleaning diskette can be
authorized for use on the Elite Two and Three
drives. This is due to the difference in the
structural design of the second read/write head
on these drives from the structure of the
primary head shared among all the Elite drives.
If you decide to make use of the Perfect Data
Systems diskette on an Elite One (or Disk II),
make absolutely sure that the second (upper)
surface of the cleaning diskette is covered. The
Elite One (and Disk ii) have felt pads which are
designed to glide on the upper surface of single
sided diskettes, and these pads will very
quickly wear away if “scrubbed" by a cleaning
diskette. Also, make absolutely sure that none
of the supplied cleaning solution is on the
covering for the upper diskette surface (Elite
One and Disk II). Should the covering become
damp you will end up contaminating the felt pad
in the drive.
Regardless of what cleaning diskette is used,
there is absolutely no reason for any disk drive
‘s read/write head to require cleaning more
often than once a year (regardless of what your
head cleaning diskette instructions say). One of
the worst things you can possibly do to your
drive (apart from drop kicking it) is to over
clean the read/write heads. The abrasive nature
of the head cleaning diskettes place excessive
wear on the head surface.
Head cleaning on the Elite Two and Three drives,
and any other form of maintenance on any Elite
drive should be left to your dealer provided the
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