Craig Hockenberry on Nostr: This 512k Mac also suffers from another common problem: a floppy drive that won’t ...
This 512k Mac also suffers from another common problem: a floppy drive that won’t eject the disk.
The failure point here is a cog made from a plastic that softens over time. In the image below, you can see how the brass gear has carved out a gap in the teeth of the leftmost cog.
Again, an easy fix with 3D printed parts from eBay.
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