Hi
Anyone know were to find parts for the old floppy drives? One of the drives looks like it has all its hardware in order, but the other is missing a metal rod or shaft (that goes through a 2inc black wheel). I think the wheel is involved in the movement of the read/write heat. Here is a picture (red arrow shows missing part):
Unfortunately the whole unit was smashed during transport (the metal casing being deformed), so there is probably other problems with it as well. I can re-solder most of the electronics, but mechanical parts are harder to get by. The 3040 may have the same drives (and even the 4040).
Commodore 2040 dual floppy parts
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Re: Commodore 2040 dual floppy parts
Interesting. I also found some Franklin ACE 10 disk drives with the same mechanism inside. Unfortunately, all of them are in the US so the shipping is 50€ which is too expensive.
I will try to find some other disk drives that work and scrap this 2040 project.
I will try to find some other disk drives that work and scrap this 2040 project.