Msg: 6406 *Conference*
03-31-96 16:15:58
From: PAUL WHITING
To : ALL
Subj: TPDD2 ONLY READS HALF-WAY CROSS THE DISK
Greetings Fellow Model-T'ers, Have posted a variation of this msg before, so hope you regulars don't mind a repeat... it's been my experience I can hit a new audience by waiting a few weeks and trying again! I have an ailing TPDD2... the arm moves only about halfway across the diskette window and then stops. I can access files that are in the outer sectors but not the inner ones. Also, when formatting, similar thing occurs: arm only goes about halfway, stops, and goes back to starting position. Rick suggested a thorough cleaning, and gave some very good tips on how to do that, but so far to no avail. I may try again when I get in good Zen... like Rick says, you wanna be in a good mood when you take one of these puppies apart. Have some coffee and good friends nearby! But as I say, by posting this again, who knows, I may hit someone who says to himself or herself... "Hey, same thing happened to me, and all I had to was move this little whizbangie, and bingo!" Here's hoping, and TIA, ... Paul