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Re: How to fix a Disk ][ 5.25 drive?
- Subject: Re: How to fix a Disk ][ 5.25 drive?
- From: Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:23:28 +1100
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On 20/12/2010 4:32 AM, Sam Latella wrote:
Looks like my disk ][ has bitten the dust? The drive light comes on and now
just spins without reading anything on the 5.25 disk. Any quick solution
for a fix? Would like to keep this drive working with not much cost.
Thanks in advance.
David Schmidt has provided an excellent video that demonstrates the
procedure for cleaning a 5.25" drives heads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMF3PL17kqg
There is also a scanned section of "Apple II Plus/IIe Troubleshooting &
Repair Guide" that details the cleaning procedure on my web site:
http://apple2.sytes.net/Floppy_Maintenance
Hope you find this helpful.
Cheers & Merry Xmas,
Mike
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Mike Stephens
Central Coast, Australia
Find my Apple II projects online at:
http://apple2.sytes.net/