Date   : Wed, 17 Nov 1993 18:18:02 GMT
From   : Grimthorpe <stj@...>
Subject: Re: Bad disk drive

> From bbc-list-request@... Wed Nov 17 18:11:20 1993
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> My niece (6 years old) has a BBC which she loves but the disk drive
> doesn't work.  I am going to look at it to see if I can fix it.  Does
> anyone have any information or suggestions?  In particular can I
> just replace this with a single sided PC drive?  Double sided?  Can
> I expect the BBC drive to work on my PC as a test?  Any help really
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.

You can replace the drive with any shugart-standard one (nearly all drives)
that ISN'T high density.

Both of my drives have been scrounged out of PC's, and work perfectly.

You may as well use a double sided drive, as this will work fine.

One problem you may find is that the drive light wont come on when it is being
used. I assume this is due to the current that some drive lights require.
This has no effect on the operation of the drive, it just gets a bit worrying.

As for testing the BBC drive on a PC, this should be fine.

Adrian StJohn
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