I have messed with a few apple/// drives, and yes, you can recalibrate them
the same way. Excessivly noisey drives in my experience though is not
always a bad floppy drive, but rather there is a C-clip retainer that keeps
the rotor spindle at the correct height. This C clip is on top of the
spindle just below the plastic disk that supports the bottom of the disk.
When this clip is missing the flywheel at the bottom of the drives falls
down about 1/4" and drags on the bottom of the case. If you don't see this
clip, you can remove the drive and sit it on it's side and it may boot. At
least then you know if the hunt for a compatable C clip is worth it.
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> From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Apple /// stuff (was: Re: This weekend's haul)
> Date: Friday, June 13, 1997 11:29 AM
>
> On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Doug Spence wrote:
>
> > I noticed that the cable that leads to the external floppy port has
been
> > badly crushed between the cast iron frame and the metal sheet that
holds
> > the motherboard, though. I'll have to remove it to see if any of the
> > wires have been broken. :/
>
> My internal floppy seems to be hosed. I can't boot any disks off of it.
> Some bgin to boot but then go to error, others invoke this horrendous
> recalibration that never ends. I assume the drive head is dirty and the
> speed needs calibrating. I wonder if I can calibrate this drive like one
> can the Disk ][?
>
> > I do need the system disks. I didn't get them with the machine. I
wish
> > there was some way to transfer them electronically, though... which is
why
> > I asked if there was a way of getting an Apple ][ to access a ///'s
disks.
> > I suppose the ///'s drive is double-sided, though.
>
> Doug, if you want I can e-mail NuFX (ShrinkIt) images to you. This would
> be the quickest way for you to get them. You'd need an Apple // running
> shrinkit of course. The disk format between the // and /// is identical.
>
>
> Sam
>
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