#c1571 — Public Fediverse posts

Good and bad news... the replacement #PSU works, and the repaired PCB seems to work, too.
But the bottom read head is now confirmed dead. I measured the coils directly at the head. Like before, only the erase coil is intact.
#Commodore #C1571 #floppydrive #repair #retrocomputer

Here a comparison of the old #powersupply and the replacement.
I already cleaned the old board, removed two rusted diodes, and unsoldered the ICs, but there might be more defective components, that's why I decided to replace it with something completely different.
Still unsure if I'll leave the cable binders for keeping it in place.
#commodore #c1571 #retrocomputer #restoration #meanwell #psu

After getting the #Commodore #C64 and #C128 running again, the next device to repair is the #C1571.
It had #corrosion and #rust on the main board and the power supply is beyond repairworthiness. I'd replace the latter with a #meanwell RD-35 with 5 and 12 volt output.
One #diode was rusty, a few traces needed #cleaning and five #resistor looked bad. Hope the black hybrid chip is still okay.
Sadly, the lower read head seems to be broken, my work might've been in vain.
#floppydrive #retrocomputer

More cleaning done today. This time the #C1541 and #C1571 floppy drives, as well as the #C1531 cassette drives. They have quite some #rust inside, hope to get at least one running.
If anybody has tips for getting rid of the rust, feel free to tell.
#commodore #cleaning #repair #restoration

So, time for some light #retrocomputing with a #C1571 for a #C128.

Just cleaning up some obvious yuck. Wondering if I dare connect it (are the PSUs here as evil as the #C64 ones?) to mains at some point.