Amstrad CPC 6128 Floppy problem

From: Jacob Dahl Pind <rachael__at_gmx.net>
Date: Mon Nov 29 17:19:04 1999

Hello Peter

On 29-Nov-99, you 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.

 
the 3" drive used in the CPC has a small rubberband that transferes the
movement from
the motor to the disk spindel. You need a new one.

Regards Jacob Dahl Pind
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Received on Mon Nov 29 1999 - 17:19:04 GMT

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