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Post #7 by LCGuy
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateWed, 27 Feb 2008 - 03:15
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/how-can-i-fix-these-old-sony-floppy-drives.12121/
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I've had a look at the drives this morning.

The MFD-51W-10 is a complete loss, sadly. It turns out that the cable going to the top head has been ripped, so therefore, thats a complete loss. :(

The MFD-51W-03 is looking the best of all, this morning I pulled the head assembly out and had a look at the spring, and it was exactly as Franklinstein said. I moved it up a couple of notches until it was back to normal, and the head is now installed in the drive again. Disks insert/eject without a problem, and the head now goes all the way down, though it doesn't seem to read any disks. I've attacked it with a cotton tip dipped in isopropyl alcohol, so we'll see if that makes any difference.

The SuperDrive is looking a bit better, I've had a play around with it, and disks now insert/eject properly, but the head assembly looks like its had it...no matter what, I can't seem to get the top head to pull down like normal.

mp.ls