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Post #3 by Hatta
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateMon, 21 Mar 2011 - 23:07
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/se-30-yoke-harness-amp-floppy.22635/
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That's good news. I'll go ahead and resolder the connector then.

The floppy drive has mechanical problems. It won't accept a disk without some effort on my part. What I have to do is push the disk as far back as it will go with a paper clip, then reach underneath the tray on the right side where there's a metal tab, lift it up and drop it. That will get the disk into the drive, the I can hear it spin and it will mount the disk. But when I read any files, they're full of junk. It may need a head cleaning in addition to whatever is mechanically wrong with it then.

Oddly enough, the eject mechanism works perfectly.

Edit: Wow, that replacement drive is pricy. I think I'll hunt for parts where I found this machine first. What machines have compatible floppies?

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