Floppy Drive REPAIR: Replacement Gear & Molykote EM-30L Lube

[JDW]

I was going to post the video below yesterday, but this forum was down.  The topic really doesn't fit perfectly into "Peripherals" because every old Mac has a floppy drive, but I just decided to put it here in hopes this category is the closest fit.  Those of you on FaceBook or who are already subscribed no doubt already have seen it.  But I am posting it on this forum for others who have not.  The video applies to the 800K & 1.44MB drives.

I wish to humbly thank @jjclay for buying and shipping me the EM-30L at his expense, without which my video would not have been possible.

For those of you who wish to see all 4 of my floppy drive repair and lube videos covering the 400K through the 1.44MB, please note that I have prepared a YouTube Playlist here.

 

[LaPorta]

Glad the EM-30L word is getting around!

 

[JDW]

EM-30L is hard to find though.  It's no where to be found in Japan, and the only seller on Amazon is out of stock.  That's why I put an EBAY link to it in the text description under my video on YouTube.  SuperLube is much more readily available, and I cover that in my 800K drive video.

 

[CC_333]

I got some EM-30L recently, and I have to say that it's wonderful stuff!

It works really well on just about anything, too:  connectors (the outer housings, not the contacts), switches, and of course, Mac floppy drives.  I even used it on my mouse to quiet down a creaky clicker and smooth out the rollers.

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