First post, by rpocc
Hi, recently I’ve salvaged a pretty rare IBM PS/2 system (Model 35 386SLC in Model 56 enclosure, 9535-060)
I had it completely cleaned, removed rust and it does start up, and even after pressing F1 it loads MS-DOS installed by it’s last owner, but the floppy drive isn’t working.
All it does is rattling, trying to spin-up and something prevents it from that. I know that sometimes leaked electrolytic capacitors may cause that but I already replaced two pcs that I’ve found and nothing really changed. (Maybe replacements are bad too? Vloss or ESR issue?)
What else should I try? I have tools, scopes, meters, background in electronics, etc but just don’t have experience in stepped motors. At the same time this drive is so-called “Star” drive which is very rare and considering that I’ve got the whole computer for like $20, I wouldn’t like to spend at least another $75 or more on a replacement and would prefer to fight more for it.
Here’s the video of drive’s behaviour on Youtube: https://youtu.be/HyKhvZR4Cq0?si=a5eiDvU5dmeWSdHa
And here's are photos of the drive: https://mega.nz/folder/Eb1n3SSJ#-xK9k1O5YuOi91NaIF84fQ
The drive is Mitsubishi MF356F-899MF
IBM FRU: 64F4148
I believe it has Media-sense pinout and doesn't use 12V rail.
Update: I've just finally noticed that there is an inductor in series with the 22 uF capacitor which has one of it's lead ripped off to non-recoverable state. How could I find out the right inductance value for a replacement?