I've had this fairly nice condition model 16 for a while and have never powered it on. it originally powered on fine with a floppy prompt (insert diskette). my plan was to disassemble it immediately after the smoke test. it ran like this for a few minutes, but subsequent power ons gave no video or power light.
disassembly was quite a chore. replaced the X caps, tested voltages (all good), then started testing. Floppy B (? the right one) seems to be shorted as it will not power on with this drive connected.
I disassembled floppy drive B, and every electrolytic has leakage. damage does not look too bad. working now on getting new caps in and will then power test. I also assume drive A has similar cap issues, but I'm leaving it alone for now since it powers on and lights up and spins.
would anyone be willing to sell me some bootable floppies for this? These are my only 8" drives. I plan to look into testing with a gotek, but would love to get these drives functioning.
disassembly was quite a chore. replaced the X caps, tested voltages (all good), then started testing. Floppy B (? the right one) seems to be shorted as it will not power on with this drive connected.
I disassembled floppy drive B, and every electrolytic has leakage. damage does not look too bad. working now on getting new caps in and will then power test. I also assume drive A has similar cap issues, but I'm leaving it alone for now since it powers on and lights up and spins.
would anyone be willing to sell me some bootable floppies for this? These are my only 8" drives. I plan to look into testing with a gotek, but would love to get these drives functioning.