Amiga 1200 floppy drive head not moving

Traindriver69 · 07 July 2019, 20:46

Hi all
Have recently brought a amiga 1200 but will not read discs I have opened it up and the disc spins but the head is not moving to read the disc.
If I push the head fully to the end and power up it moves back to the top but will not move forward itself.
Any help would be appreciated.

Washac · 07 July 2019, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traindriver69

Hi all
Have recently brought a amiga 1200 but will not read discs I have opened it up and the disc spins but the head is not moving to read the disc.
If I push the head fully to the end and power up it moves back to the top but will not move forward itself.
Any help would be appreciated.

I wouldn't bother trying to fix it, either get a replacement or a Gotek USB drive, both can be purchased here..........

https://amigastore.eu/en/3-amiga-1200

Traindriver69 · 07 July 2019, 21:36

Hi
I do have a gotek drive I can put in it but if I can get the floppy working I would like to.

solarmon · 07 July 2019, 22:02

Provide some more details about how it is connected. Some pictures would help a lot.

Check the power and data cables are connected OK.

You can also use Amiga Test Kit (ATK) to test the drive.

Daedalus · 07 July 2019, 23:53

It sounds like it could be issue with the track zero / head home sensor. Without it, the head will always try to move towards the end, before (hopefully) giving up when the sensor isn't triggered for a few seconds. This could be a drive problem, a CIA problem, or an issue somewhere in between. Unfortunately, if it is the sensor itself that's faulty, replacing it isn't simply sticking a new sensor in, as that sensor is usually adjustable and has to be carefully calibrated for the drive to work correctly.

jotd · 08 July 2019, 09:27

Some more trolling: if you have a hard drive, don't bother: use whdload installed games.

Else, buy a IDE CF card reader + CF card (not amiga specific & cheap) and use whdload installed games...

Floppies was useful to exchange data with a 720Kb PC floppy, but now PC don't have floppies, and USB floppies don't to double density (I have tried!).

07 July 2019, 20:46	#1
Traindriver69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 69	Amiga 1200 floppy drive head not moving Hi all Have recently brought a amiga 1200 but will not read discs I have opened it up and the disc spins but the head is not moving to read the disc. If I push the head fully to the end and power up it moves back to the top but will not move forward itself. Any help would be appreciated.

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07 July 2019, 21:36	#3
Traindriver69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 69	Hi I do have a gotek drive I can put in it but if I can get the floppy working I would like to.

07 July 2019, 22:02	#4
solarmon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: UK Posts: 1,715	Provide some more details about how it is connected. Some pictures would help a lot. Check the power and data cables are connected OK. You can also use Amiga Test Kit (ATK) to test the drive.

07 July 2019, 23:53	#5
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	It sounds like it could be issue with the track zero / head home sensor. Without it, the head will always try to move towards the end, before (hopefully) giving up when the sensor isn't triggered for a few seconds. This could be a drive problem, a CIA problem, or an issue somewhere in between. Unfortunately, if it is the sensor itself that's faulty, replacing it isn't simply sticking a new sensor in, as that sensor is usually adjustable and has to be carefully calibrated for the drive to work correctly.

08 July 2019, 09:27	#6
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,161	Some more trolling: if you have a hard drive, don't bother: use whdload installed games. Else, buy a IDE CF card reader + CF card (not amiga specific & cheap) and use whdload installed games... Floppies was useful to exchange data with a 720Kb PC floppy, but now PC don't have floppies, and USB floppies don't to double density (I have tried!).

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