A NEW option for your dead 1541: a blasphemous marriage of Apple and Commodore!

Is there finally a way to save a Newtronics 1541 with a dead read/write head? Let’s find out! Retro Hardware Discord -   / discord   Bob's Proof of Concept -    • Permanently repairing a Commodore 1541 wit...   Adrian's Apple Swap -    • Using a Commodore 1541 disk drive with an ...   My 1541 PSA -    • This Commodore 1541 hides a terrible secret.   Music - “Der Jazzoszillator” courtesy of    / @momentvm   PCB Gerbers and Wiring Diagram - https://github.com/Armitage64/apple-5... 1541 Faceplate Model - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:481... 1541 Latch Model - https://www.printables.com/model/1256... 00:00 Introduction 00:25 ALPS and Mitsumi/Newtronics 1541 Drives Revisited 01:20 What’s the plan here? 02:11 Why I actually WANT a dead drive! 03:28 Apple UniDisk 5.25” Drives 04:43 Reverse Engineering the Wiring 06:33 Creating an Adapter PCB 08:11 Test Fitting and a Problem 09:38 Converting the 1541 Logic Board for the ALPS drive 10:32 Testing the Conversion 13:01 3D Printing a New Faceplate 15:04 Final Assembly 17:11 PlastiDipped C64 No Longer 17:55 Conclusion