Recap 1050 Drives

[Kylev]

Hi,

I am looking to see if there is someone in the Cincinnati area who can perform some electronic resurrection work on a couple of old 1050 disk drives.

One is a Happy enhanced drive and the other is stock. Both have old leaking capacitors that need replacing.

If reasonably close to Cincinnati, I can meet for a physical transfer of equipment and for payment for service. Otherwise, I can arrange for shipping (both ways) and payment via PayPal or cashier's check.

Any takers?

[Smokeless Joe]

I’m nowhere near Cincinnati, but when you find someone to do the work, here’s where you can get a set of caps: 

 

https://console5.com/store/atari-1050-floppy-disk-drive-cap-kit.html

 

I got new caps for for my 400 here.  Maybe they’re cheaper elsewhere, but I like supporting those that make kits like this.

Edited October 13, 2020 by Smokeless Joe

[Mathy]

Hello Kylev

 

If you're going to have somebody replace all the capacitors in the 1050, you might as well consider replacing the voltage regulators with something more modern that doesn't burn as much energy.  (Which is especially nice when the weather is hot)  See this article.

 

Sincerely

 

Mathy

 

 

[gilsaluki]

Paul V. Alhart, Lom Poc, CA, is THE MAN when it comes to fixing drives, 1050 is a walk in the park for him.  Find his contact info on this site.  His rates are very reasonable and shipping is only about $15.  He repaired my Indus GT that had been idle for almost 15 years.  It purrrrs now. 

[Kylev]

Mathy & Smokeless Joe,

Thanks for your suggestions.

I will look up Paul's contact information and get in touch.

I will also look at both of your suggested sites for information about the caps and voltage regulators.

Lastly, sorry for taking so long to respond. I have not been back to this forum in a while.

[Kylev]

gilsaluki,

Sorry, I did not mention you in my reply.

I can't find any AtariAge members for Paul V. Alhart. It is probably my poor understanding of how to do that here.

Can you either PM me with that contact information, or point me to a topic where he posted something?

[BillC]

4 hours ago, Kylev said:

gilsaluki,

Sorry, I did not mention you in my reply.

I can't find any AtariAge members for Paul V. Alhart. It is probably my poor understanding of how to do that here.

Can you either PM me with that contact information, or point me to a topic where he posted something?

He's not an AA member, his contact information has been posted already.

 

[Kylev]

BillC,

Thanks. I misunderstood gilsaluki's post.

I will email Paul shortly.

I appreciate your help.