Recent content by matttintoshplus

You should send a pic of the properly calibrated one

Impressive! How did you manage to get the top head right?

The journey continues. My Performa 475 was giving me the "Disk initialization failed because the disk is defective" message, so I cleaned and re-lubed the entire drive. Plug it in... nothing. I thought at first it may have been a zero track sensor issue, but I realized when I pulled the head...

I watched the part that you were talking about, it was incredibly informative. I'm going to try that out and see if it works, that's exactly the issue that I'm having. Thank you!

I can double check the length if that would help, but it's the spring that holds down the top head

Went to clean my Performa 475 floppy drive and I stretched out the spring. Rookie mistake, I know. Is there a way to re-tighten the spring? Or do I have to find a replacement? If so... anyone know where I can get my hands on one without paying an arm and a leg? I'm not actually sure if the...

Earlier you said that in the early 90s was when Macs were plagued with the bad caps, were there just two main time periods when poor caps were produced?

What do you mean by this? How are the capacitors in the power supply different than those in the motherboard?

This is very useful information! Thank you

Awesome, that's exactly what I needed! Also, is there a difference between the LC 475 and Performa 475? Or is it just two names for the same computer

I got a fully working Performa 475 and am planning on fully recapping it as a preventative measure. Is there a list available anywhere that has all the necessary capacitors for the motherboard and power supply? I am also considering leaving the computer alone since it works but it seems like it...