29 Nov
1999
29 Nov
'99
5:34 a.m.
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.
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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