shrike
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Hi all, I'm hoping someone can give me some pointers on a Mac Plus restore I'm attempting. This is my first compact Macintosh, so it's very likely I am missing some of the little subtleties that come with more experience
When I got this computer, it was pretty dirty, but mostly functioned. The analog board solder joints needed some touching up, and the floppy would read, but the insert mechanism was sticky, and eject failed completely. I followed the video on Branchus' youtube channel and disassembled, cleaned, greased and reassembled the floppy drive. I also replaced the disintegrated eject mechanism gear with a part from eBay.
Now, the mac will boot, but the floppy isn't showing many signs of life. The only indicator that it's connected at all is the eject motor will move a tiny bit when it is first powered on, just until it trips it's little switch. The drive doesn't seek and the disk doesn't spin at all. I get a '?' disk icon on the screen.
Where should I start with troubleshooting this? I am fairly confident that I got the drive back together correctly per the instructions I was following, but as I said, I am new to compact Macs, so there may be details I missed.
Thanks!
-- Michael
When I got this computer, it was pretty dirty, but mostly functioned. The analog board solder joints needed some touching up, and the floppy would read, but the insert mechanism was sticky, and eject failed completely. I followed the video on Branchus' youtube channel and disassembled, cleaned, greased and reassembled the floppy drive. I also replaced the disintegrated eject mechanism gear with a part from eBay.
Now, the mac will boot, but the floppy isn't showing many signs of life. The only indicator that it's connected at all is the eject motor will move a tiny bit when it is first powered on, just until it trips it's little switch. The drive doesn't seek and the disk doesn't spin at all. I get a '?' disk icon on the screen.
Where should I start with troubleshooting this? I am fairly confident that I got the drive back together correctly per the instructions I was following, but as I said, I am new to compact Macs, so there may be details I missed.
Thanks!
-- Michael