Repairing and Restoring a Vintage Macintosh Floppy Drive

If you're having problems with your vintage Mac floppy drive such as: Failing to eject a disk Sticky or seized loading Failing to read or write data, or Failing to format disks This tutorial can help you clean, service and repair your auto-inject Macintosh floppy drive to try and eliminate these issues. Replacement gear for eject mechanism: https://ebay.to/2PUWAiQ 3D model of replacement gear for eject mechanism (I haven't tested this, so I can't comment on its quality): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:407... If you enjoy the content and would like to make a small donation, you can do so here: https://www.paypal.me/branchus Tools/Products used (paid links): Digital Multimeter: https://kaiweets.com/products/kaiweet... T15 Torx (for opening compact Macs): https://amzn.to/2ZJKWN3 Microscope: https://amzn.to/2HnSI5H Microscope camera: https://amzn.to/2TdSYsZ Budget alternative microscope: https://amzn.to/2PmRagt Soldering station: https://amzn.to/31QvCMW Soldering iron tip (T12): https://amzn.to/2L3Juwt Budget alternative soldering station (uses T12 tips): https://amzn.to/2SeUpHg Hot air rework: https://amzn.to/2ZjYzPH Budget alternative hot air rework: https://amzn.to/3fN1ZU7 Helping hands (third hand): https://amzn.to/31JUhVL Ultrasonic cleaner: https://amzn.to/2ZJKFtB Ultrasonic cleaning fluid: https://amzn.to/2YusoQQ Fume extractor: https://amzn.to/2HuG0oU Solder: https://amzn.to/2ZCUurA Flux: https://amzn.to/2Z7XoHQ Solder wick: https://amzn.to/2L1Xgjg UV Solder mask: https://amzn.to/2ZnK1yu Precision tweezers: https://amzn.to/2NqkhPz Swann Morton curved scalpel blades: https://amzn.to/2oN7qNn No. 3 Scalpel Handle: https://amzn.to/2ngcx85 Kapton heat resistant tape: https://amzn.to/2xBnTso 28 AWG enamelled magnet wire (thick): https://amzn.to/32cRsLf 34 AWG enamelled magnet wire (med): https://amzn.to/35Bx20D 40 AWG enamelled magnet wire (thin): https://amzn.to/2J2Aisf