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From: koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Teac 5.25" Floppy question...
Keywords: Teac Floppy
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Date: 31 Dec 90 14:59:38 GMT
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In article <2LR^Q`#@rpi.edu> quimby@madoka.its.rpi.edu (Tom Stewart) writes:
>(najmi.jarwala) writes:
>>
	[ how come the disk doesn't partially eject?? ]
>> 
>>Does this indicate a mechanical defect or  are there other drives out
>>there with the same characteristics?
>>
>Teac 5.25" drives don't have an eject mechanism, at least not the ones
>installed in Everex Steps.  They're a very reliable drive, and have
>the advantage of a locking lever that can be safely closed without a
>diskette in the drive.  (Believe it or not, some people tend to snap
>the latches off if they can't "close" it without a disk.)
>  
Hmmm....

I'd always *thought* the opposite was more 'deadly'.  Tandon TM-100-2 drives
(5.25in, full height, 48tpi) will *suffer cracked r/w heads* if the drive is
'closed' without a disk inserted.  Perhaps this has been solved in more modern
drives???

Walt K.

>Quimby
>  

Aha, 'quimby', we meet again....