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[Almost Rice]

Hi all,

I just got a Happy 1050 today. It looks like it works except for any disk spinning. I opened it up and found the belt to be all shredded. I would like to know where I can find the belt that makes the disk spin. Is it called the stepper motor?

[Tschibo00]

Hi there,
this was exactly the same problem I had. The belt was completely frayed.
I tried the drive belt from a PC 5,25" drive, but unfortunately it was about 1cm too long.
Because of this I finally built my SIO2PC interface.
If you really want to use the 1050, maybe this thread will help:
Fixing a broken 1050 belt

The stepper motor however is the one, that positions the head above the spinning disk. It doesn't have a belt but a metal strap, that's directly connected to the head.

[Almost Rice]

Tschibo00, on Mon May 8, 2006 6:02 AM, said:

The stepper motor however is the one, that positions the head above the spinning disk. It doesn't have a belt but a metal strap, that's directly connected to the head.

Ok, I thought about it this morning and thought it was the case. What is the other motor called then?

[Tempest]

B&C had new belts for awhile, I'm not sure if they still do. They were selling refurbished drives, that's where I got mine.

Tempest

[Mathy]

Howdy folks

Best Electronics probably has them too.

Greetings

Mathy

[Fletch]

Not sure is this would help, but I have o-rings at work that might work. If someone could post the dimensions I can see if I have a match.