Amiga floppy drives repair

[Xanxi]

Hi.

I have a bunch of internal or external flakey or non working floppy drives and after seeing some videos i want to carry on repairs myself, including throughole caps replacement.

About the grease for the rail, can i use the WD40 gel Amazon or should i use a silicon grease like Amazon again or anything else (feel free to provide link)?

About caps, is there any list of caps for usual Amiga drives like Chinon and Panasonic or Teac, or ready made sets one can buy?

Thanks for your help.

 

[miggymad]

I always use some white lithium grease on the rails when overhauling disk drives. A small amount applied with a Q-tip (cotton bud) then manually move the heads up and down the rails a couple of times to help spread it and it's job done.

I tend to stay away from the spray types, not easily applied in tight areas without leaving mess everywhere.

 

[ElectroBlaster]

I have used all sorts in the past! But I am no expert on this stuff so if it works I am happy.

I use Shaver oil for the head rails and lithium gear grease and sometimes vaseline for the worm gear drive.

All the drives still work too this day!

As for caps, the smallest physical types within spec that I can get away with. I have repaired a few Teac units by laying through holes on their sides where the original
surface mounted cap was. Seems to work ok with bit of hot glue on it maybe.

Lithium grease:

White Lithium Grease - 236ml 10533 LUCAS OIL 49807105334 | eBay UK

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Shaver oil:

Clipper Oil Wahl Hair Clippers Trimmer Shaver Blade Lubricant Lube 4oz Free-post | eBay UK

The Wahl Clipper Oil is in a handy sized bottle and very easy to dispense. In a handy, easy to dispense bottle, regular use on your Wahl blades will help to prolong their lifespan & enhance cutting precision.

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[miggymad]

@ElectroBlaster

+1 for the lithium grease in a tube - same as I use

 

[ElectroBlaster]

@ElectroBlaster

+1 for the lithium grease in a tube - same as I use

This is where q-tips come into useful instead of being jabbed into ear lobes lol

WD40 should be seen as an absolute last resort!

 

[Xanxi]

Thanks, i'm going to order lithium grease right now.