Clean Md's

[rgrs]

Ok,

so I bought about 30 MD's that where used. There is stil some music on them and I want to delete this. I use SS4.3 to do this and initialize the discs.

Some MD's work fine, they make no ratling sounds in my NH1 when initializing. But some of them do and I tried to find out why. It seems that some of the discs have a lot of dust in them, the more dust, the noiser my NH1 becomes. The NH1 also had a lot of dust inside, so I image how it got onto the discs.

Is it possible to clean the discs and how?

[bluecrab]

I have seen various methods described, from washing them with soap to using compressed air. You note that you're using SS init to erase the discs. Have you tried just doing that on the NH1 (IOW, not using SS to erase/init)?

[rgrs]

I only used SS to initialize the discs. I have not used my deck or the NH1 to do this. I cannot use the NH1 normally, because 1: battery is dead, 2: remote is missing (awaiting them).

I can try using the deck, see if makes the same noise. I was not aware I can clean the discs with water and soap, will try one of them to see if that works.

[Jimma]

A radial disc cleaner will do a pretty good job of removing dust from the playing side of the disc.  I would be more cautious of cleaning the upper surface of the disc as this is lubricated to prevent wear of the disc and head while recording.

The disc cleaners can be bought from ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIAL-MINI-DISC-CLEANER-/190930336191?hash=item2c7455b9bf

[rgrs]

A radial disc cleaner will do a pretty good job of removing dust from the playing side of the disc.  I would be more cautious of cleaning the upper surface of the disc as this is lubricated to prevent wear of the disc and head while recording.

The disc cleaners can be bought from ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIAL-MINI-DISC-CLEANER-/190930336191?hash=item2c7455b9bf

​Looks like a nice option. Will give this a try. I haven't tried my deck yet, maybe tomorrow.