29 Oct
2008
29 Oct
'08
10:22 p.m.
Whoops, one more thing: the drive is missing its disk-eject spring.
In pictures of the Qume DT-8 which I've seen, both by Michael Holley
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Floppy_Disk_Drives_8_5_3…
and
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Floppy_Disk_Drive_8_inch…)
the eject spring is a copper colored spring which at its most
unstretched form seems to pull the disk eject metal piece to its most
forward position. Is there a particular
type/model/thickness/tension-rating/etc of spring I should look for as a
replacement part? Currently I'm considering tying a snapped-in-half
rubber band there for the time being, but that will eventually degrade.
Thanks again!
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Jonathan Gevaryahu
jgevaryahu(@t)hotmail(d0t)com
jzg22(@t)drexel(d0t)edu
