Disklavier

Peter,

The floppy drive of my Mark II has operated for over seven years with 
never a problem. When spinning a diskette, it does make a barely audible 
whine. I suggest you keep after your tech to have your unit replaced 
until you get one that operates reliably and quietly.  Should the third 
replacement drive fail, I would become suspicious of the control box 
itself, as three drive failures in a row seems highly improbable.

According to my tech, the drives are not fool-proof.  The most frequent 
reason he replaces one is that a floppy is inserted upside down, in 
which case it will quite certainly destroy a head.  And, as Carol 
cautions, use diskettes of a well-known brand so that you can be assured 
that they meet specifications.

peter10tv wrote:
> Hello to you all.  My name is Peter and I have just joined the group.
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> I have a query which someone may be able to help. I have a MX100mk11XG
> fitted with a DKC500XG control unit.   This worked very well until 
> the Mitsubishi floppy drive failed.  A new drive was supplied by 
> Yamaha, this time a Mitsumi drive. This was extremely noisy and was 
> replaced by a similar but slightly less noisy unit.
> All was well for a few weeks until this Mitsumi unit failed.  These 
> are the extremely slim floppy drive units as fitted to laptops etc.
> Qustion is: Has anyone else experienced problems with these 
> replacement drive units?
> 
> Many thanks for your time.  
> Peter(England)
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