Pickelhaube808
Experienced Member
This is a weird one. I recently picked up a Quantum Q2040 for cheap and it looks to be in pretty good condition... except for when I shine a flashlight on the top platter, I see that there is scattered debris that appears to be plastic "dust" sitting on it. I would assume that this is from the plastic housing decaying over time and dropping it on the platter, since all of the warranty seals are intact- it does not seem to have been opened at any time.
(Note that the dust on the platter is the stuff that is in focus. The blurry "dust" is just cracks/imperfections in the plastic casing.)
So... what would be the safest way to clear this debris off the platter? Move the heads off the platter and spin it up to try to fling it off? Blow air through the filter at the top? Remove the warranty sticker on the side and blow filtered air through?
The heads have not yet crashed and the dust only appears to be on the top platter. While I have already accepted that this is already likely a loss, I am still willing to try things out that may make it better. Any help with this weird problem would be appreciated.
(Note that the dust on the platter is the stuff that is in focus. The blurry "dust" is just cracks/imperfections in the plastic casing.)
So... what would be the safest way to clear this debris off the platter? Move the heads off the platter and spin it up to try to fling it off? Blow air through the filter at the top? Remove the warranty sticker on the side and blow filtered air through?
The heads have not yet crashed and the dust only appears to be on the top platter. While I have already accepted that this is already likely a loss, I am still willing to try things out that may make it better. Any help with this weird problem would be appreciated.