I had the same issue with one of those drives.  I think I may have it but I
need to source a belt to fix it.  The black goop that used to be the belt
got all over the mechanism.  It was a pain to clean off completely.

Sellam


On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:11 PM Chris Zach via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Speaking of reading old floppies, I got my Model 100 and Tandy Portable
> Disk Drive down from the shelf to read some old floppies I found from
> the 1980's. 3.5 inch disks with a whopping 100k capacity each!
>
> Problem was drive was saying the disks were "not formatted". Took it
> apart, found that the belt had literally turned to black goo and wrapped
> itself around the capstain. Cleaned it off (took forever), then put on a
> new modern belt that I use for TU58 Dectape II tapes. Fit, bit tight but
> fit.
>
> Drive works great! And some of the stuff I wrote in the 1980's.... Old
> posts to compuserve's pdp11 forum, ancient bitnet messages, stuff about
> getting the pdp8/L and passing up other stuff... Could have bought a
> Vax730 with R80/RL02 for 3k but didn't have the money.
>
> All in all a fun trip down memory lane. And I kept thinking "Was I
> really that naive?
>
> C
>
> On 1/10/2023 6:18 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > Yes, the 2/2P models I [think I] had were blue.
> >
> > Sellam
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:21 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>>> A few years later, I got a used ["Euro"]-Apple II, converted for USA
> >>>> use, in an OSI Challenger case (with wood (walnu?) sides), with an
> >>>> external RCA keyboard.
> >>>> If you didn't get it, then maybe Eric Smith?
> >>
> >> On Tue, 10 Jan 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> >>> Was it this style (Challenger 4P)?
> >>>
> >>
> https://imgs.search.brave.com/p_LUazpNEKMRJwuHl-uqgVmE7lVt1-7AodxQMTSCvOY/rs:fit:400:326:1/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cu/aXRoaXN0b3J5Lm9y/Zy9zaXRlcy9kZWZh/dWx0L2ZpbGVzL2hh/cmR3YXJlL09oaW9D/aGFsbDRQMy5KUEc
> >>> I can't remember if I ever had a 4P but I did have I think two 2 or 2P
> >>> models.
> >>> Either way, I'm not sure if I got any from you, but in the end, if I
> did,
> >>> you know what happened.
> >>> I do still have a Challenger motherboard around here somewhere, as well
> >> as
> >>> I think an OSI of some model in a custom-built big-box style enclosure.
> >>
> >> Yes, it was that style, but BLUE
> >> No floppy unit.
> >> The external RCA keyboard was black, and a splash resistant case.
> >>
>

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