Hi
my long button internal drive is broken. It spins up and moves the head, but does not read the disk.
Is there a chance I could repair it myself?
Or shall I send it to you?
Or just buy a new one from you? And send the old in, in case you want to try to salvage it?
Georges
long button drive reading issues
Re: long button drive reading issues
Some things to bare in mind here.. They are mostly belt driven, if so it will need a new belt. Also clean the heads. A lot of long button drives were single sided so it may not read double sided disks anyway.Gunstick wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:08 pm Hi
my long button internal drive is broken. It spins up and moves the head, but does not read the disk.
Is there a chance I could repair it myself?
Or shall I send it to you?
Or just buy a new one from you? And send the old in, in case you want to try to salvage it?
Georges
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: long button drive reading issues
I tested if the disk is rotating:
Insert disk, make the drive rotate.
Remove disk, rotate the floppy a little bit.
Insert the floppy again.
Make the drive rotate. There should be a "schllllick" sound of the notch slipping into the floppy.
I heard the sound: yes the floppy rotates.
Why I didn't just watch the motor? This drive is fully encased in a metal shield. So the audio method was easier than to dismantle it.
Unfortunately I have no head-cleaning floppy disk.
Insert disk, make the drive rotate.
Remove disk, rotate the floppy a little bit.
Insert the floppy again.
Make the drive rotate. There should be a "schllllick" sound of the notch slipping into the floppy.
I heard the sound: yes the floppy rotates.
Why I didn't just watch the motor? This drive is fully encased in a metal shield. So the audio method was easier than to dismantle it.
Unfortunately I have no head-cleaning floppy disk.
Re: long button drive reading issues
Are you sure its not just the motor you can hear running ? Belt slipping can also still spin the disk. You need to open the drive and takes some images.
You can see how I cleaned the heads in this topic..
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... ?f=17&t=96
You can see how I cleaned the heads in this topic..
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... ?f=17&t=96
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.