Re: Disk ][ Head Load Pad

[ftit@engin.umich.edu (Sergej Roytman)]

In article <9211030006.AA03812@happy.cs.nyu.edu> m-jk8594@happy.CS.nyu.EDU (James Kyriannis) writes:
|I'm trying to find a "Head Load Pad" for a Disk ][ drive.
|
|The "Head Load Pad" is a small felt disk that is attached to the arm that
|swings up and down as you open and close the drive door.  This felt pad is
|directly opposite the r/w head, and so it presses down on the diskette
|media, to achieve positive contact with the r/w head.
|

[...]

|Jim
|m-jk8594@cs.nyu.edu

And while we're on the subject of Disk ][ parts, can someone tell me
where I can find that gizmo that's supposed to keep the spindle at the
right height?  My spindle has about 1/8 in. of play and rubs against the
bottom of the drive housing.  Lots of noise, nonfunctional drive.

Thanks in advance.

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