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First post, by perhenden

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I've got an Y-E DATA YD-580 floppy drive that fails to read disks.
There are no damaged parts visible, and the motor spins around as expected, perhaps with a slight wobble.
Another floppy drive works well in the machine.

What steps should I go through to diagnose the drive, and find the cause of the error?
Perhaps you have some general maintenance advice, parts to grease, parts to clean?

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Last edited by perhenden on 2020-05-09, 09:15. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 2 of 2, by perhenden

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Miphee wrote on 2020-05-09, 09:12:

Replace all electrolytic capacitors without checking them, and:
https://dfarq.homeip.net/5-25-floppy-drive-maintenance/

Thanks!
I'll practice on an unimportant drive I have first.
This looks promising, it should reduce noise and extend the lifetime of my other drives, as well!