James, sounds like classic belt gone. Your hunch is correct. A While back I posted UK links for local belts. i will forward.
On Friday, April 1, 2016, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys > > I was was gifted a TPDD2 and I think the belt is shot. I have Rex > installed with TR-DOS rom image installed. My m100 can see the drive and > tells me the disk I've inserted isn't formatted. I'm using a 720k floppy, > as I assumed given the age, this wouldn't be high density. Anyways, trying > to format throws up and error. The drive buzzes and acts like it's trying > to do something but can't. I'm guessing this means the built is dead. But > I'd like someone with more experience to give me their thoughts. > > Cheers > James > > Sent from my iPad > > On 1 Apr 2016, at 1:49 am, Bogdan Macri <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > > Ron, > > > > Thanks for your source. Unfortunately, I went with Steve’s source for > the belt, but I will save both his and your links for future reference. > > > > Thanks to both of you! > > > > *From:* M100 [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On > Behalf Of *Ron Wiesen > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 21:18 > *To:* 'Model 100 Discussion' <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > *Subject:* Re: [M100] TPDD2 Belt > > > > Hello Bogdan: > > > > ===== Replacement drive belt for Tandy Disk Drives ===== > > > > Source is Russell Industries > > Part number is FRW8.5 which is a Flat Rubber Belt that has the dimensions: > > Inside Circumference (IC) of 8.5 inch > > Cross Section (C/S) of .150 inch > > Wall (WALL) of .023 inch. > > See [ http://www.russellind.com/client/download/belts.pdf ] > > > > See [http://www.club100.org/library/sup/tddbelt.txt ] for procedure to > change the drive belt. > > > > Keeper of the Primordial Bit (born of the Big Bit Bang), -= Ron Wiesen =- > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* M100 [mailto:[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On > Behalf Of *Bogdan Macri > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2016 00:59 > *To:* 'Model 100 Discussion' > *Subject:* [M100] TPDD2 Belt > > > > Hello all! > > > > I’m the proud owner of a TPDD2, but I need to replace the belt. Does > anyone know a source that has them in stock for quick shipping? > > > > Regards. > > Bogdan > >
