on 6/20/04 6:33 AM, A.W. Neef at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sunday, June 20, 2004 > > Is anyone on this list experienced in aligning the read/write head on the > Apple 3.5 drive? I'd be happy to pay someone to fix my drive. Here's my > story: > > =============================================================== > re: Apple 3.5 Drive, Part #A9M0106, Serial #Y6802U8 > > History: > > Bot drive 3/13/89. > > On 12/10/00, it acted up. Ran s-l-o-w. > I blew compressed air into disk opening, and it then worked fine. > > On 6/15/04, a disk jammed in the drive. Neither software eject nor button > eject worked. I partly removed case and pulled disk out. But then I could > not insert a disk. > > I opened case and as I started disassembling the works, a 1/2" square aluminum > plate fell out. It is a label, bearing the imprinted number G79A23, and has > remnants of glue on its back side. It's obviously an internal label, > documenting something about the drive. Now, the drive accepts disks and > ejects normally. But - it will not read/write to a disk. > > It appears the read/write head might have moved out of alignment when I had > removed the jammed disk. > =============================================================== > > This drive is my last spare 3.5 drive for my two IIgs's that I use regularly. > I'd sure like to get it fixed. Thanks. > > -- Bill Neef Grass Lake, MI, USA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That plate most likely is the one that sits atop the drive's read/write head. Once fully opened, you'll likely discover that. A guess would be, if you placed a disk in the exposed drive, you'd see the read/write head floating above the disk's media, not touching it as it should be. Tweaking the head assembly may get it to rest back down onto the media. It's tricky. You need a machinists gentle touch. Jeff G -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
