Anyone recognize this piece - Amiga 500 floppy drive part?

amikid · 04 January 2018, 22:15

I picked up an Amiga 500 awhile back, and while cleaning it up today this piece (see attachment) fell out of the floppy. Or at least, I believe it did but didn't actually see it fall out.

Looks like a tensioner, but I cannot see on or in the drive where it may have come from.

Does anyone know what this is, or where it belongs?

Thanks in advance.

Amiga1992 · 04 January 2018, 22:18

I think that thing goes on the side and as far as I understand, it is just to provide a ground connection to the shield.

Predseda · 04 January 2018, 22:39

From some unknown reason this part is stuck to the upper cover of my floppy drive and I think it touches the backplate of the keyboard.

And you can see it for example here:

Amiga1992 · 04 January 2018, 23:04

I dunno if it goes above on an A500 as it does on the A1200, but clearly this is to ground the floppy drive's case as I suggested.

amikid · 04 January 2018, 23:31

Great, thank you both!

robinsonb5 · 05 January 2018, 01:04

My A500+ has one of these on the front edge of the RF shield - actually nowhere near the floppy - it's just to the right of the frontmost screwhole under the spacebar. I presume it's there just to prevent the keyboard and RF shield rattling against each other but I guess it could be to ground the keyboard's backplane.

04 January 2018, 22:15	#1
amikid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: philly Posts: 15	Anyone recognize this piece - Amiga 500 floppy drive part? I picked up an Amiga 500 awhile back, and while cleaning it up today this piece (see attachment) fell out of the floppy. Or at least, I believe it did but didn't actually see it fall out. Looks like a tensioner, but I cannot see on or in the drive where it may have come from. Does anyone know what this is, or where it belongs? Thanks in advance. Attached Thumbnails

05 January 2018, 01:04	#6
robinsonb5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,153	My A500+ has one of these on the front edge of the RF shield - actually nowhere near the floppy - it's just to the right of the frontmost screwhole under the spacebar. I presume it's there just to prevent the keyboard and RF shield rattling against each other but I guess it could be to ground the keyboard's backplane. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by robinsonb5; 05 January 2018 at 01:12.

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04 January 2018, 22:18	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I think that thing goes on the side and as far as I understand, it is just to provide a ground connection to the shield.

04 January 2018, 22:39	#3
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,545	From some unknown reason this part is stuck to the upper cover of my floppy drive and I think it touches the backplate of the keyboard. And you can see it for example here:

04 January 2018, 23:04	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I dunno if it goes above on an A500 as it does on the A1200, but clearly this is to ground the floppy drive's case as I suggested.

04 January 2018, 23:31	#5
amikid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: philly Posts: 15	Great, thank you both!

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