2026-05-12 01:15 UTC
i'm taking it apart this far because the drive mech needs to be cleaned and relubricated. the old grease hardens and makes the mechanism go sticky, so you'll be able to insert a disk, but when you try to remove it, it'll tear the head right off!
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@tubetime@mastodon.social 2026-05-12 02:00
and it tests good! the weird 26-pin HP interface is natively supported by my Floppy Exerciser board (https://github.com/schlae/FloppyExerciser)
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@static@aus.social 2026-05-12 01:18
@tubetime@mastodon.social And it's so satisfying to clean it and re-assemble it.