Mastodawn

Turns out I have both a nice mechanism and a NOS mainboard for a Commodore 1541-II in my stash. I figured I'd try to make a functional floppy drive out of it...so it's time for a bit of 3D printing. There's a good model of the front cover here: https://www.nightfallcrew.com/13/01/2026/commodore-1541-ii-front-cover-fixed-v3-stl/ #Commodore #c64 #retrocomputing #1541drive #3dprinting

The Oasis BBS Jan 12

bwack Tests Disks, Drives, and Cartridges
#Commodore64 #C64 #1541Drive #FloppyDisks #DiskTesting #C64Cartridges #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #GianaSisters #Ghostbusters
https://theoasisbbs.com/bwack-tests-disks-drives-and-cartridges/?fsp_sid=432

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electron.greg Nov 21

@xexer
#1541drive PCB?

The Oasis BBS Nov 18

Floppy Drive Repairs Bring Two 1541 Units Back to Life
#Commodore64 #1541Drive #RetroHardware #C64Repair #VintageComputing #Chicken64 #DiskDriveFix #RetroRepair
https://theoasisbbs.com/floppy-drive-repairs-bring-two-1541-units-back-to-life/?feed_id=6542&_unique_id=691c881b859db

Floppy Drive Repairs Bring Two 1541 Units Back to Life - The Oasis BBS

Two classic 1541 drives return to full operation through rusted switch cleaning, belt replacement, speed calibration, and alignment work.

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The Oasis BBS Oct 30

1541 Drive Infinite Spin Repair
#Commodore64 #1541Drive #RetroComputing #HardwareRepair #8bitComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/commodore-1541-voltage-regulator-repair/?feed_id=6162&_unique_id=690367712937b

The Oasis BBS Oct 29

Commodore Floppy 1.44 Review: The First 1541-II USB Drive for TheC64
#Commodore64 #TheC64 #RetroComputing #1541Drive #USBDrive #projectCDChronicles #RetroGaming
https://theoasisbbs.com/commodore-floppy-1-44-review-the-first-1541-ii-usb-drive-for-thec64/?feed_id=6114&_unique_id=6902108d420d6

68000 🇺🇦Sep 28

How Many Phones Sport A 5 And 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.

"It all started with a sarcastic comment right here on Hackaday.com: ” How many phones do you know that sport a 5 and 1/4 inch diskette drive?” — and [Paul Sanjay] took that personally, or at least thought “Challenge accepted” because he immediately hooked an old Commodore floppy drive to his somewhat-less-old smartphone."

https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/how-many-phones-sport-a-5-and-1-4-diskette-drive-this-one/

#Commodore #C64 #1541drive #retrcomputing #retrocomputer