broken FDS, need help!.

[cpix]

Hey!

So i got my new FDS from Tomy today, being withou a FDS a few months made me hungry for playing som game doctor games, and guess what, it worked for exactly 6 minutes. First i thought the belt had broken off, as they always do, but not this time, this time it have clear issues of turning the gears within the machines, i have gone over them and i can't say i SEE the problem, but i've made this video you show you what's going on. First of all, it looks like the belt is being dragged off the motor, and that the belt on the huge gear is moving up to the top. so that there are something somewhere else that is making the gears dont grind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZ9RSu5uHw&feature=youtu.be

sorry for my little appearance in the movie..gah.

any help would be great, or that Tomy would be kind enough to send me a new drive, since this was more or less DAO!

- cpix (a bit annoyed).

[ericj]

Are you sure the disk media turns okay inside the case? Some pirated disks I have "lock up" in the drive, which is what it looks like yours is doing. Maybe try some other disks. Otherwise, there's either something wrong with the drive motor, gears, or PS board. See if you can turn the gears or belt by hand without a disk inserted. The read head should move normally.

[cpix]

Are you sure the disk media turns okay inside the case? Some pirated disks I have "lock up" in the drive, which is what it looks like yours is doing. Maybe try some other disks. Otherwise, there's either something wrong with the drive motor, gears, or PS board. See if you can turn the gears or belt by hand without a disk inserted. The read head should move normally.

have of coursed tested with other disks, it looks like the gears are turning as they should, but im no pro on the mechanical part of the FDS. the drive motor is working fine also, tested it without a cable on it, problem shoulnd't be there. there could be something in there that are blocking a gear so that the rest of the shit wont go, i will see more on tuesday, i asked tomy to send me a new one, but i doubt he will reply to it. im so effen angry right now, this is the third time i get a drive that is almost none working after getting from him,

[80sFREAK]

Wrong size belt?

[cpix]

Wrong size belt?

also tried to change belt  =)

[Elrinth]

My FDS behaved the same as your system. Ie not moving at all.

In order to fix this, I simply moved spindle so it was loose.

I adjusted this via the white cog beneath.

But you can probably just turn the spindle manually with your fingers, that is unless someone didn't screw the spindle in place on the pin.

[cpix]

My FDS behaved the same as your system. Ie not moving at all.

In order to fix this, I simply moved spindle so it was loose.

I adjusted this via the white cog beneath.

But you can probably just turn the spindle manually with your fingers, that is unless someone didn't screw the spindle in place on the pin.

ok! I'll try that

[fredJ]

I also couldn't get a FDS to work today, only error 22.... maybe my colleague can fix it, he will have to fix the famicom I broke today also...
( you shouldn't put in the wrong polarity into a famicom I've learnt today )

[ericj]

Error 22 is usually a dirty read head. Clean it with isopropyl rubbing alcohol and make sure there's no gunk adhered to the head (scrape it off with your fingernail if there is).

cpix - can you put the drive belt back on it and record a video of the bottom of it as you insert the disk, so we can see how/why the belt is coming off?