Re: 3.5" Drive swap

[grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)]

In article <2u9pr2$lt$1@heifetz.msen.com>,
Carl Johnson <cjohnson@garnet.msen.com> wrote:
>
>I have a dead 3.5" drive and I was wondering if it was possible to take an
>old mac 800K drive and use the parts to fix my Apple 800K drive.  If the
>controller stuff in the drive is good can I just swap the drive mechanisms
>and be done with it or do I have a door stop on my hands?

      I guess it depends on which exact parts need replacing.  The big
problem is that the Sony controller is tightly bound with the drive mech
itself.   However, I was able to pull the heads out of an old Mac drive
and replace my IIgs' drive heads.  After some minor adjustments, it still
works fine today (3 years later).

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