Re: Unidisk 3.5" help

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Jim Pendarvis <jpendarv@patriot.net> wrote
>
> My problem is that some disks (known to be good) cannot be read in that
> drive and others can only be read intermittently. I always make the sure
> the disk is fully inserted. I would guess this is an alignment problem,
> but how can I tell for sure and what can I do about it?
>

That disk mechanism is very common. The Mac Plus, early Mac II's and SE's
all used that drive, so the simple solution it to replace it with a good
drive from one of those sources.

Repairs are pretty  much limited to cleaning and lubing, though that has
often worked for me.
-Paul