So, I bought this USB floppy drive to go along with my VAIO, but it has the melting rubber pads disease… Let's fix it with laser-cut replacements!
A note on cleaning and buffing these VAIO plastics: The paint on them is really thin, just rubbing a tissue leaves silver marks on it, so be very gentle!
While we are at it, let's crack it open and see what's inside… Note there are 3 hidden screws under the rear pad.
The shield has two small screws as well… Just cleaned the head but it looked just fine.
Drive is a Ye-Data YD-8U10- FD A. The rest of the markings: 10220417 99-23 144L80-01 C8J9511C
Seems there are two electrolytic caps that I'll have to replace at some point later on:
And it's back in one piece with brand new rubber feet:
They are quite thicker than the originals, but I think it's OK. I could try to engrave them but it'd take more time to produce.
A note on cleaning and buffing these VAIO plastics: The paint on them is really thin, just rubbing a tissue leaves silver marks on it, so be very gentle!
While we are at it, let's crack it open and see what's inside… Note there are 3 hidden screws under the rear pad.
The shield has two small screws as well… Just cleaned the head but it looked just fine.
Drive is a Ye-Data YD-8U10- FD A. The rest of the markings: 10220417 99-23 144L80-01 C8J9511C
Seems there are two electrolytic caps that I'll have to replace at some point later on:
- C54: 47uF 16V diam: 5mm height: 6mm
- C10: 10uF 50V diam: 5mm height: 6mm
And it's back in one piece with brand new rubber feet:
They are quite thicker than the originals, but I think it's OK. I could try to engrave them but it'd take more time to produce.
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