Amstrad CPC 6128 Floppy problem

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Nov 29 13:34:03 1999

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Peter Joules wrote:

> I have a CPC6128 which reports that there is no disk in the drive when I
> try to run a program or even |dir.
>
> I have opened the box up and it looks as if the drive isn't spinning up.
> Does anyone know about the internals of this (3") drive? I wonder if
> there is a microswitch somewhere which is perhaps not making contact.
>
> --
> Regards
> Pete

The 3" drives have a belt driven spindle, and the common failure mode is
a stretched belt. They are not too dificult to find or install. Check
comp.sys.amstrad.8bit for likely sources.

                                                 - don
Received on Mon Nov 29 1999 - 13:34:03 GMT