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I was able to add a small amount of WD40 to the LC117B Copal motor. I am not able to open the motor completely to inspect the internals. At this point the disk can achieve 300 RPM and most of the noise is gone. I will let it run awhile and see how it behaves. So far, it still won't boot a...

Hi. Thank you for your advice. The unit spins at 96 RPM and does not change appreciably via the variable resistor pot. Is the next step to add a single drop of oil to the pulley and/or take the motor unit apart and see if the bearings can be cleaned?

Do you think that the drive spinning rate being too slow would cause the drive to spin continuously?

Hi. I am semi-retired and trying to get my old Apple IIe running again. It has been ten years since I used the machine. The Apple IIe boots fine to basic and I can run programs and activate ports (PR#6, IN#11, etc.). The disk drive, which worked fine in the past, spins up but makes a new...