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Loose Floppy Drive Door in Apple IIc

Loose Floppy Drive Door in Apple IIc Troubleshooting 3 posts Dec 1, 2015 — Dec 10, 2015

#1 Tue, 1 Dec 2015 - 06:37

Hey guys -- The Apple IIc I got today has a loose floppy drive door. In other words, it doesn't lock in either the open or closed position. I haven't received my IIc monitor yet, so I can't actually try using it. Am I going to have a problem with the machine reading disks if the door is loose?

#2 Tue, 1 Dec 2015 - 07:33

Never mind, I went in there and fixed it. The little door had slipped off its assembly, so I reconnected it and now I can open and shut the door firmly.

When I had the drive out and open I accidentally slid back the thing that I assume controls the head, but it seems like it is meant to slide back and forth so hopefully I didn't break something...

#3 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 - 02:56

Congrats on the simple fix! That was a close call, as there are 2 plastic pins that hold the the latch to the rail and if they broke, it would have been a major job gluing the unit back to together.