Inside the Commodore 1571 Floppy Disk Drive (C128 / C64)

PEEK inside the Commodore 1571 Disk Drive: marketed with the C128 as an intended successor to the 1541. Today we'll rebuild one, talk about internals (such as ICs & ROM), and give practical tips for general maintenance, lubrication, and head cleaning.

CHAPTERS-
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - 1571 Overview
4:44 - Shells
6:05 - Mainboard
7:27 - Mainboard - ICs & ROM
12:49 - Mainboard - Connectors
14:58 - Power Supply (PSU)
21:37 - Mechanical Assembly
25:38 - Maintenance
34:27 - Outro

LINKS-

1571 Disk Drive User's Guide
- https://archive.org/details/1571UsersGuide/

Commodore 1571 - Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_1571

Commodore 1571 - C64-Wiki
- https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Commodore_1571

1571 Service Manual
- https://archive.org/details/1571ServiceManualPreliminary314002-041986Oct/

1571 Service Manual (Alt. Version)
- https://archive.org/details/1571ServiceManualPreliminary314002-041986OctAlt/

Commodore 1571 Internals (Abacus Software)
- https://archive.org/details/Commodore_128_Book_4_1571_Internals

Zimmers.net - 1571 Firmware (ROMs)
- http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/firmware/drives/new/1571/index.html

Retro Isle - Commodore 1571 Troubleshooting Guide
- http://www.retroisle.com/commodore/c64128/Technical/Hardware/1571_troubleshooting.php

MOLYKOTE EM-30L Grease
- https://www.dupont.com/products/molykote-em-30l-grease.html

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