shafferj@bknlvms.BITNET (Jim Shaffer) (01/01/88)
I've seen lots of 1050 drive questions here before, so I'm hoping someone
can help me.
About a month ago, the belt in my drive came off. I thought nothing of it
and put it back on. Over the course of the next week or two, it began to come
off with increasing frequency. I took it to the nearest service center,
thinking that it was only a problem of the belt stretching from normal use.
They told me that they would have to diagnose it themselves. About a week
later, I got my drive back. They told me that they needed to install a "motor
shim kit" and adjust the speed. (There
was no speed problem noticeable in
normal use.) The drive worked fine for about a week, then the belt came off
again. I put it back on and subjected the drive to heavier-than-normal use for
about another week with no problems whatsoever. Just today, though, it came off
again. Obviously, it has become quite annoying to replace it. I'm reluctant to
take it back for service, however, because I don't want to pay for something
that they didn't get right the first time.
Can anyone help me? Is this problem common, and can it be fixed? And what
did the service center do to my drive, and why?
I would appreciate replies directed to myself, so that I don't have to
wait for the digest.
Thank you in advance,
James Shaffer, Jr.
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