Laser Cleaning Tips for HI-MD units

[1kyle]

Just thought I'd post this as you can't easily get hold of MD cleaning Disks any more - These used to work like the CD laser cleaning Disks. You can tell these as there's a small brush on the disk itself which cleans the laser as it rotates.

However a decent way of cleaning the laser is to use a Photographers Air brush.

This is a very small soft paintbrush head attached to a rubber squeeze pad. Pressing the rubber blows air whilst you are brushing the Laser. These brushes are used very often in cleaning Photographic Lenses.

Another tool is to use a can of Compressed Air. You get a small hollow toothpick like stick which is attached to the aerosol can. Point the stick over the laser area and press GENTLY the aresol can.

This should remove any dust etc on the Laser --but do it carefully.

In general you shouldn't need do clean the laser but if you use your unit outdoors where Dust can gather you might encounter a Disk tracking problem. These tools should cure this.

Cheers

-K