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Subject: Chinon Drive Speed Adjustment
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Date: 27 Oct 88 20:17:43 GMT
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Help!  I just heard from my second "authorized Atari Service Center."  He
concurs with the first that my drive passes all of the tests but doesn't
work.

He admits that it is probably a speed problem, but claims that there is
no way to adjust the speed on a Chinon model drive.

Is it possible that something this simple isn't adjustable?

The repairman also claims that since the drive meets all of the specs,
Atari probably won't even swap it out.

This drive is barely a year old - I had to replace my original twice in
the first year I had the machine (The magnet fell out of the first one
less than an hour after I bought it.)

It's no wonder nobody wants to buy Atari products.  As for service - the last
time I sent the drive in for replacement, it took nearly two months!

Does anybody have any suggestions?  I was told that my best bet is to mess
up the head so there will be no trouble getting it replaced.

For a simple speed problem, I don't want to spend the time or money to
swap it if I don't have to.  Is the Chinon really as good as the other
drives or did I get ripped off when I got it in exchange for my last one?