In no time I had the machine stripped back
down and the drive on the bench. I kid you
not but these guys who made these things
didn't want you to open them up. That last
screw it tightened to the max. I had to press
down so hard and use a pair of grips to twist
the screwdriver..... But I did it.
Note how the old drive is slack and bigger
than the pully on the main motor drive
And there is the pain of my life the rubber
drive belt. Thought I'd seen the last
Turns out it was the same as for the
Amstrad 9512, 6128 3" drive. The belts
are still available on Ebay. I have like
a bag full from the years endeavours
Note how the new belt will need to be
stretched into position
Difficult to see but the belt is
inserted from the motor end and
can be fed over the large pully
Just remember to note how it fits
around the secondary silver wheel
And there she is
I am the rubber band man
Heart's in my mouth but I have to stay
calm and hope all works now...
Drive back in the case
Confident so I will actually use
all the screws.
back into the high tech interior
of the Amstrad PCW9512+
Quickly reassemble the main boards
That painful, so painful set of screws
Who designs kit that you simply cannot
get at. Takes for ever to get that last
screw in place. You can see an abandoned
failed lost screw in the base
All earth wires reconnected and power
The monitor gubbins is on the top shelf
and the computer on the lower level
Nearly there
AND WE HAVE DISK ACTIVITY....
Bit like starting an old BSA
motorbike to get the drive working
And we are in... WHOOO HOOOOOO !!!
She's alive.. She's alive !!!
We have lift off. Wonderful disk light
Thought I would never see you again
OK better put her clothes back on
Poor thing's been half undressed
for like ever. Now she can have a
thorough clean.
If you are familiar to the PCW boot
you will appreciate just how wonderful
it is to see those starter lines run
down from the top of the machine
And the loading progresses
OK I'm done here. Another computer is
brought back to life. So happy
And all because I Googled the reference
on the drive. Big thanks to EAB.
