Hi!, On 2015-11-19 18:27, Michał Pleban wrote: > ... > Anyway, I reseated the mech connector and the FDC chip, and now I can > format disks on the C65 and the 1581 reads them fine. However, the drive > in C65 is unreliable, when I insert a disk sometimes it refuses to read > it, or it gives weird errors like "disk is write protected". I think I > would like to replace it, but where do I get a FB-354C? > ... If the drive (differences aside) is otherwise a Chinon F*-354 variant, the solution might just be simple. The disk presence / write protect sensing microswitches in these drives are infamously bad. Fortunately, they usually only need to be disassembled and the little brass contacts in the microswitches be cleaned from oxides. Best regards, Levente Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2015-11-19 22:00:47
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