RANA Systems Elite Controller, User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL MAINTENANCE
8 . U S E R L E V E L M A I N T E N A N C E
The Elite Controller card has no moving or elec-
trically adjustable parts, so there is no regu-
lar maintenance required. On the other hand, the
Elite Series drives, like other disk drives, are
very mechanical products and should have an
annual “check-up”. Since read/write head align-
ment and other very precision settings can
drift” over an extended period of time (varying
with usage), data reliability can also "drift”
unless the adjustments are checked.
In addition to mechanical adjustment drifts, the
read/write head can become dirty from a year‘s
worth of diskettes gliding past its surface.
The common user remedy for this dirt build-up is
to use one of the many head cleaning diskettes
available on the market today. However, these
diskettes can be very abrasive to the delicate
read/write head(s).
The safest and most ideal approach to cleaning
any drive’s read/write head falls beyond the
scope of what Rana Systems supports at the user
level. However, Rana Systems has found the
Perfect Data Systems Series 2024 5—1/4” head
cleaning diskette/kit (part number 101912-21) to
be of satisfactory quality for use on the Elite
One disk drives. If you find it absolutely
necessary to clean the read/write head of an
Elite One by yourself, this particular diskette
is the only one which should be used.
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