Date:         Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:57:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
Subject:      Re: AFM cleaning - SHOT?
Comments: To: Doss88Wkndr@aol.com

Try my trick.

Loosen (don't remove) the screws that hold down the circuit board.  put the
tip of a flat screwdriver between the circuit board and the edge of the AFM
body and gently twist.  You'll move the circuit board a millimeter or so.
Tighten the screws, and the pickup will be on a slightly different track.
This should be good for a while, and you can start putting aside $s for a
new AFM.

If this doesn't fix your problem, most likely the problem is elsewhere.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Doss" <Doss88Wkndr@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 11:15 AM
Subject: AFM cleaning - SHOT?


> Upon the advise of a few of you folks, Ref. my recent idle problems and
power
> loss, I tore the cover off the AFM, and with a can of Radio Shack
electronic
> cleaner in hand went about cleaning. I noticed that the black carbon
> "rainbow" not only had two tracks worn in it, but there was one spot where
> the carbon is worn away enough you can see the white substrate below. I'm
> writing before reassembly and try-out, but I'm not very optimistic... any
> feedback? If you vendors are reading... how much for a replacement AFM?
>
> PS, the Radio Shack brand of electronic cleaner doesn't come out of the
can
> with much oomph. And at $11.00, I thought it should.
>
> Brian Doss
> '88 Weekender, Queequeg