On Feb 26, 12:54 pm, paulstamser <[email protected]> wrote: > Not that anybody but me cares, but I took the faulty Zip 100 drive > apart to see if I could fix it. I care. I always wanted to take one apart and I was mad when some people here recycled some I might have looked at.
I always wondered why this internal scsci zip I have works so well and the external so poorly (in terms of speed and sound). Have seen hard drives place of manufacture seems to have moved north through Thailand and Indonesia to China and quality declined, same as above plus frequency of breaking (even within the same brand label). > > It was held together by some hidden (under plastic stickers) wood type > screws which I managed to find and so I could take the thing apart. > When I did, the motor unit with the bearing fell off the plastic > mount. In fact I think it had already come loose inside and that's > what was making the horrendous noise. After all it was only attached > with a very light friction fit on some tiny plastic pins. I fixed that > by gluing the pieces back together. Tomorrow I'll reassemble it and > see it it works. I'd like to hear if it does. > > I was surprised at how cheaply made this unit looks. It cost some $200 > new as I recall but the insides look cheap and shoddily built and are > stamped "Made in China." -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
