I’m just getting full errors on every track. When I’m in service mode, the errors come instantly, as if there’s something wrong with the read/write board.
Full errors just mean nothing can be decoded, it is the default state. I am not sure what is the reason, but keep in mind full errors in the beginning is the default state. You can test the chips on the bus if something is broken, should be mentioned in the service manual, I can look it up later.
From what I recall, I have to swap the head and the read-write board at once, right?
Could it be another board?
Should I just swap it with another gen 3 read-write board? Nothing looks amiss on the board (no leaking caps and Ralf just recapped it). It is, also a 30 year old circuit board…
Hi,
The whole mechanism is actually easy to replace. 2 screws and the whole block containing the mechanism, including the read/write board and head will come out.
It is an easier replacement then fitting a different head with read-write board. Do you have a replacement to check?
You could alternatively send that mechanism to us, so we can check.
I’d be happy to buy one off you and send you the old one back so it can be repaired or used for parts. Let me know if you have one available for a 730. Otherwise, I’ll wait until you do.
We do not have one in stock, but there is a shipment on the way with one.
It will arrive hopefully within the next 3-4 weeks. I will update you when it gets in and we have checked all the goodies in the boxes.