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Post #1 by Ike
Source ForumSE/30 Floppy Troubles — #1
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateThu, 5 Dec 2013 - 13:21
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/se-30-floppy-troubles.29394/
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I've recently acquired a very nice SE/30 with a great looking Logic board :)

I decided to wait with my conquest topic about it until I recapped the logic board.

Did successfully wash the board, did replace all the smaller caps while still leaving the two bigger caps in place, without one ripped or lifted pad :D

Now everything works... but one thing, the floppy drive.

It does read sometimes, it does write sometimes, but...

If I try to initialize a 800K disk it just says "initialization failed".

If I try to initialize a HD 1.44MB disk it gives me a bomb with sometimes a visible error about 'A math coprocessor not' being 'installed' or 'Address error'...

Now i know the Bourns-networks are vulnerable on these machines, is there a way I can test them without de-soldering?

I see no corroded vias, corroded chip-legs, solder blobs, pieces of metal or any other dirt on the board.

Am I missing something? Am I too stubborn by leaving the 220uf and 470uf caps in place instead of also just replacing them?

Would be fantastic if you could point me in the right direction!

mp.ls