On Aug 7, 5:53 am, Gerhard Hoffmann wrote:
On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:35:07 GMT, "James Sweet" wrote:
Most floppy drives are electrically identical, there's not really anything
in the way of intelligence in the drive. Assuming it has a standard 34 pin
interface cable, I'd try plugging in a generic PC drive and see what
happens.

I tried that some years ago with the Sony drive in a 16500A.
It did not work.

regards, Gerhard

I used to get some working by cleaning the mechanisms with alchohol
(head cleaner) and lubricating the mechaism with an oil that creeps.
Clean the heads too. I've seen a sewing machine mechanic use a mixture
of Isopropyl and Automatic Transmission fluid. He had a squirt bottle
with a 50 / 50 blend.