Apple II Disk Drive Cleaning
Loading...
Link to this comment:
Uploader Comments (retrorerun)
All Comments (7)
-
Any advice for a faulty Disk Interface Card? We have an Apple IIe at work, and it doesn't get past the boot screen (where it says "Apple ]["), unless I disconnect the card. I must also mention that while the D.I.C. is connected, the spindle motor runs, and the disk activity LED remains on, but nothing else happens until I power the computer down.
It's not critical that I get the old Apple working, but it would be nice if I could. Then I wouldn't have to use the Apple II as a paperweight. XD
-
Love to see the insides of these old machines. Proper retro nerd porn!
-
I use face cleaner on cartridges as it's alcohol based and evaporates quickly, so I assume this will work on any 5.25 :o)
-
Otherwise, nice walk-through. ☺
-
If you must use alcohol, non-denatured ethyl is best. Any alcohol tends to dissolve things that you don't want dissolved; but ethyl is the least nasty—followed by isopropyl, then the dreaded methyl. And denaturants are pollutants, plain and simple. No matter which is used, dry it off immediately. And keep it off the pad! I noticed that you let the pad back down onto the wet head (easily prevented by opening the door), leading to a solvent-damped pad laying on the head when you were finished.
1:04Top 5 Apple Computersby MattsMacintosh19,655 views
Featured Video- 5:58ADTPro Apple II Audio Bootstrappingby retrorerun3,950 views
- 11:00Little Computer People (Apple II)by DoctorKamenev7,633 views
- 5:51Applied Engineering Apple II PC Transporter Part 1by retrorerun1,179 views
- 2:51Test run of an Apple III computer from 1982by SvenskAppleIII26,159 views
- 3:02Apple IIe - programming Apple Basic on a 1984 c...by kevgordon13,351 views
- 2:30home built computerby Jcc32791,024 views
- 7:44Applied Engineering Apple II PC Transporter Part 3by retrorerun1,033 views
- 7:24Apple II, Visicalc and the Big Moneyby CDernbach5,003 views
- 1:37The Difference Between Apple ][ and TRS-80by ClassicGarth36,642 views
- 10:04The Apple IIe Unboxingby dadburnde653 views
- 8:24Reportage sur l'Apple IIby RetroC0mputing2,916 views
- 6:14Welcome to the World of Apple II Video Overlayby BrutalDeluxeSoftware322 views
- 3:41Apple IIe - gaming on Karatekaby kevgordon6,460 views
- 2:23Browsing the Web on an Apple II with Contikiby dstrumpa121,238 views
- 10:08Second Life on an Apple IIby InexorableTash95,874 views
- 10:07Apple IIGS Disk Images Part IIby bbishoppcm1,004 views
- 6:08Apple II Business Graphicsby slomacuser6,272 views
- 1:51APPLE-VISIONby ChiefZonker1,590 views
- 9:59Mac Mini to Apple II Floppy Drive Conversionby rdklinc250 views
Much simpler than the Unidisk drive!
rwdplz1 11 months ago
@rwdplz1 That's true - but the concept (and the drive mechanism) is of course the same.
retrorerun 10 months ago