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Sticky Floppy Drive Latch

2012-04-04 by Kirk Keyes

I've got a IIx and Drive 1 has a sticky door latch. Sometimes, especially after running the CMI for a few minutes, the door latch refuses to open. I have to repeatedly press on the latch and with some time, it eventually releases the disk. 

Is there something that's sticking/catching that is a known issue with these drives? Any suggestiongs on how to fix it?

Thanks!
Kirk

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