discgolfer72 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) after reading thru all the forums it seems everyone has trouble with the 1541 drives so far out of 8 drives (one showing up with the shell broken in half) all 1541 with 1 1541-II all the drive that didn't work were very easy fixes fresh lube on the carrier and clean the head bam working flawless one or 2 did need the chips/connectors cleaned /reseated (I did replace the 2 big caps on them also but only after they were working) I'm I just getting stupid lucky or are this things the tanks they look like inside (comparing them to the Nintendo disk system drives that ive also been getting and everyone is mis calibrated and bad drive belt) sorry for title ugggg using a wireless kb and missing key strokes Edited January 9, 2018 by discgolfer72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I think there are a lot more working 1541s than non-working. Out of the six or so 1541s (and 1541-IIs) I have maybe two of them do not work and will not with minor maintenance like what you have applied. That is not to say you will not have problems picking them up second hand. There are plenty which were not well-cared for over the years getting into circulation now because hurr durr "retro." BTW, you can edit a post within the first hour after posting and using the "full editor" you can also change the title of a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) I think there are a lot more working 1541s than non-working. Out of the six or so 1541s (and 1541-IIs) I have maybe two of them do not work and will not with minor maintenance like what you have applied. That is not to say you will not have problems picking them up second hand. There are plenty which were not well-cared for over the years getting into circulation now because hurr durr "retro." BTW, you can edit a post within the first hour after posting and using the "full editor" you can also change the title of a thread. lol every time I order / buy something "retro" on ebay / craigs list , I always expect the worst . they do seem well built , and totally agree that with old stuff you can always get an abused item just been a night and day difference from the famicom disk system drives lol those dam things can get a full cap replacement , new belt, and factory calibration , and still not read crap lol (think I have about 10 "spares " lying around that I could never get to read lol) ps thanks for the heads up on editing the title down here in the basement with the classic pc stuff I have a cheap wireless kb and its spotty, seems I have to be right in front of the pc for it to work right (must be all the radio interference put off by all these old computers lol) Edited January 9, 2018 by discgolfer72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm8332 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Once all of the Mitsumi / Newtronics mechanism drives are in the trash, the remaining alps drives are highly reliable. 3 of 4 of the Newtronics drives I acquired have bad heads and it's just a matter of time before the 4th goes too. They are junk and should be avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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