Franklinstein
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Franklin, I didn't think of that, good point. That would certainly kill the HDD judging from the rest of the case.
I might take you up on that, I'll see what I have. I have two or three spare drives, though I think most are 800k, but the issue is, while I can swap parts, I cannot align them, I don't have the tools or knowledge, so their usability for parts is a bit limited.
If you can find a copy of "The Dead Mac Scrolls", by Larry Pina, at your local library (or on Amazon, if you want to keep a copy), you should pick it up. Inside is a step-by-step procedure for repairing and realigning Sony auto-inject floppy drives that I've used on multiple occasions. The tools you'll need are listed within but it's something like a #0-ish Phillips bit for most screws and a 1.5-ish hex bit for adjusting the stepper motor, both of which are typically included in those multi-bit driver sets. You'll need another Mac and/or a really long floppy cable to do this: you have to do the adjustments on a working system and it would be a huge pain to install and remove the drive every time you have to tweak it.
This book will also have procedures for checking and/or adjusting power supply voltages and may have a section that addresses your specific screen problem, among many other subjects (it's a really good resource). I'd look for you but my copy is apparently in storage.