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From: hackeron@athena.mit.edu (Harris L Gilliam)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 1541C Problem
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Date: 5 Apr 88 23:58:49 GMT
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In article <1936@rayssd.ray.com> wjb@rayssd.ray.com (Bill Brogan)
writes: 

>When I insert a disk into the 1541C, the motor starts
>when the disk is about 1/3 way in.  It runs for about 3 seconds, then
>stops....  >... is, is this normal behaviour for a 1541C?


   This is the normal behavior of a 1541C. The reason the drive spins
is to make the seal between the hub ring (the thing that the drive
clamps on to spin the disk) and the spin wheel better. Someone decided
that spinning the wheel while the disk came into contact would make
the hub ring fit on it better.
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