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Post #2 by phreakout
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateSat, 26 Mar 2011 - 06:17
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/any-idea-how-to-resurrect-floppy-drives.22667/
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Which drive are you referring to? Is it the one I sent you or the one you had internally mounted, before you received mine?

Sometimes drives are hit and miss; it could be alignment issues or the heads could need degaussing (Several years of use, plus buildup up iron oxide, plus magnetic flux buildup can cause that; no different to demagnetizing reel-to-reel tape recorders.). Another possibility could be the RP10 (network filter). You could try taking it out of circuit to see if it cures the internal drive read/write issues. Just remember that if you remove the RP10, the external floppy drive port becomes disabled, until you return the part back in the circuit.

Btw, still plugging away at the HDD as promised. Will get it to you asap.

73s de Phreakout. :rambo:

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