24 Feb
2004
24 Feb
'04
7:56 a.m.
Today I discovered that the fault on drive 0 of my SWTPC twin 8" drive
box is due to a cracked collet -- the 8-fingered black plastic part,
with a ball race in the centre, that holds the floppy disk onto the
hub. I've had this happen before on an 8" drive, and repaired it by
gluing with Araldite (epoxy), but I'd prefer a better repair. Does
anyone know of a source for new collets, which seem to be the same on
several different makes of 8" drive? The other drive in the pair looks
set to go the same way real soon, as it's got a lot of small cracks in
it.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York