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5.25" drive question

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First post, by Ultrafop

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Hi all,

I recently got my hands on a 5.25" floppy drive (Panasonic JU-475-3AJK) with 1.2mb capability. I threw some discs in and, indeed, get the file system displaying. I can sometimes open text files and see the text. However, running programs results in a missing sector or access error virtually every time. I also just tried formatting a disc and that went well until writing the filing system. I've already cleaned the heads on the drive. I'm wondering if anyone has thoughts on what I may want to look into for fixing this thing up. Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Reply 2 of 2, by Ultrafop

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cyclone3d wrote on 2021-09-18, 19:54:

The rails for the heads might need to be cleaned and have new grease put on them.

Awesome. Yeah, I didn't re-grease anything. I'll pick up some Lithium and give it a shot. Thanks for the advice!