Hey Birt! | A 1581 Refurb that is nearly a disaster. Will we get it working? @HeyBirt | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
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In this video we do a complete refurbishment of a Commodore 1581 3.5” disk drive. This 1581 came out late in the C64/C128 life cycle but offered owners of those machines a comparatively large amount of storage per disk. It shares the same 3.5” drive mechanism with early Amigas with a built-in interface PCB for the C= IEC serial bus.
The restoration was going along swimmingly until it was noticed that the write protect/enable switches were not working properly. An attempt to fix them was a near disaster. Will we get the drive running again? Join us and find out.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:18 – Evaluation, PS testing, teardown
13:20 – Drive mechanism evaluation and teardown
20:45 – Drive mechanism cleaning and lubrication
31:24 – Retr0Briting the case
33:05 – Surprise look at power supply innards
37:29 – Reassembly and basic testing
45:55 Close up of drive operating, problem found, disaster strikes
1:01:32 – Wrap up. Thanks!
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In this video we do a complete refurbishment of a Commodore 1581 3.5” disk drive. This 1581 came out late in the C64/C128 life cycle but offered owners of those machines a comparatively large amount of storage per disk. It shares the same 3.5” drive mechanism with early Amigas with a built-in interface PCB for the C= IEC serial bus.
The restoration was going along swimmingly until it was noticed that the write protect/enable switches were not working properly. An attempt to fix them was a near disaster. Will we get the drive running again? Join us and find out.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:18 – Evaluation, PS testing, teardown
13:20 – Drive mechanism evaluation and teardown
20:45 – Drive mechanism cleaning and lubrication
31:24 – Retr0Briting the case
33:05 – Surprise look at power supply innards
37:29 – Reassembly and basic testing
45:55 Close up of drive operating, problem found, disaster strikes
1:01:32 – Wrap up. Thanks!
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Links
GadgetUK Amiga Floppy Drive Videos: youtube.com/c/GadgetUK164/search?query=Amiga%20floppy
Hey Birt! Brick of death teardown Part #1: youtu.be/nYcBERZUuB8
Hey Birt! Brick of death teardown Part #2: youtu.be/30Tc-ziUDg4
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Overcaot Pen: amzn.to/3s439Bt
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Electronics / PCB cleaner: amzn.to/3ORx62D
Citric Acid: amzn.to/3krkgdt
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Foam sheet, 1mm: amzn.to/37CfTtt
Uxcell shrink wrap: amzn.to/3boKJEd
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Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
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Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
