Date   : Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:04:59
From   : "Wright, Chris" <Chris.Wright@...>
Subject: Re: Disk drives

I had this problem! For some reason on these old 5 1/4" drives, there is
a small metal 'shield' covering the read/write head. I have no idea what
purpose this serves, but anyway quite often this shielding is only held
in place by a small adhesive pad. Over time the pad loses adhesion and
the shielding slips, just enough to prevent a diskette from being
inserted.
I took the shield off completely. It does not seem to adversely affect
the operation of the drive.

Chris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf
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Sent: 12 October 2006 13:24
To: bbc-micro@...
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Disk drives


Just out of interest, how many of you suffer with failing disk drives? I've
got another last night as part of an eBay win; powers up etc but something
inside is stuck or broken as I can't get the disk the whole way in! Grrr!

Saying that, judging by the state of the casing and the rest of the kit it's
had a hard life...

Aaron

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