SO I was doing my usual maintenance on a SuperDrive, when I noticed that the motor was sluggish. I proceeded to open the actual eject motor itself and add a tiny bit of lubrication. Turns out that was a bad idea. I have a feeling I may have shorted out something on the circuit board. First, I dumped more oil in there than I should have (idiotically forgetting the need for an electrical connection). I then proceeded to test the motor in the drive...and nothing happened. Second, I opened the motor back up and accidentally messed up one of the brushes for the motor (big mistake), so I tossed that and got a donor one from my spare parts drive. Now, when I try to eject, still nothing happens. It doesn't even make an attempt. I took the motor out and manually spun the large eject gear, which closes the motor run switch. This does indeed cause the motor to run normally, as well as stop when the switch is opened. So, electrically, the eject motor does function. It appears that the correct signal is not getting sent to the motor to start ejection. I don't know a thing about the electronics in these, and have never found a manual for them. Does anyone have any idea where I'd begin here? P.S. -the drive reads and writes just fine, the only issue is ejecting.
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