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very very little oil. Chances are there are better oils then others. But if you have to use 3 in 1, go ahead.
very very little oil. Chances are there are better oils then others. But if you have to use 3 in 1, go ahead.
Do you get the "spinning disc thing and a flashing red light" when the drive is first turned on? Also does the red light flash continuously or just a couple of times?
What do you use? I usually use clock oil, whatever that actually is.
The other day, I did an internet search to try to determine what clock oil is, and I found no useful information.
Just now, I wanted to see if I would find the same sort of results for gun oil. I'm sorry that I did that.
I do know that a lot of gun owners are very, very particular about which oil they use, but the only good reason ever seems to be "that's what I've always used" or "that's what my grandaddy used". Some products claim to be sperm oil (whales, you sicko!), some claim to be a magical concoction of mineral oil and who knows what. Others are as ambiguous as clock oil.
o man what a mess.
Anyway, the reality is for sliding metal on metal contact, there's a product called Vactra Way Oil made by Mobil, used by machinists. Only available in gallons and tubs though. Anything will do, but not too thin. *Don't* use WD40.
People make a big deal when whales are killed, and I'm certainly not for that. But when a chicken is killed, that's ok??? How do people reckon one life more valuable then another. If whales tasted like chicken, you would hear a peep out of most people. All pretentious nonsense.
It looks like you have a faulty UC7 (74LS42P). You may or may not have one bad 6522 as well. UC7 is generally not socketed. Are you any good at soldering/desoldering? If so this chip is not very expensive. I have these for $1 each plus postage. If you are not good at soldering/desoldering you might want to either buy a tested and working motherboard or just buy another drive and use this one for parts.
Hmmm...I'm pretty terrible at it. But hey, it would make for good practice right?
Let me take a look at the board and think about it.
Chicken Population: 50 billion
Blue Whale Population: 14,000 (optimistic estimation)
Get it now?
Phew, this all sounds like a lot of work. Might be in over my head. The 1541-ii is working great, so I think for now, this 1541 will be resigned to being a doorstop.
If you don't like the way sperm oil is harvested, that's one thing. But it doesn't change the properties of the oil. It's really good stuff, apparently. Frankly, I don't know how many whales there are or how "near extinct" they are. I don't have any first-hand experience, and don't really trust the hearsay, no matter where it's printed. I don't lose any sleep about it one way or the other.
I wouldn't go whale hunting to get more. But, if I stumbled upon a 55 gallon drum of it somewhere I'd find a way to use it rather than pour it down the drain.
Way Oil (or "Weigh oil...") like Vactra #2, is far too heavy for that application, and the pressure capability of it is far beyond what is needed. That's my opinion anyway. I'm no expert. I think gun oil or clock oil may be our closest guess, until an expert comes along. At this point, I'd choose clock oil over gun oil, because disk drives aren't subject to ignition of any kind, and, I would assume that gun oil needs to be replaced more often than clock oil.
I encourage you to do it. If you get stuck and give up, you are no worse off than if you never started. If you don't get stuck, and repair the drive, you get to deal with device number jumpers! (or changing by software...)
I encourage you to do it. If you get stuck and give up, you are no worse off than if you never started. If you don't get stuck, and repair the drive, you get to deal with device number jumpers! (or changing by software...)