On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 5:50 PM Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The felt is on a plastic arm, but that arm is lifted by a bit of sheet metal > to let the disk in and out. > > I think what he meant was it's possible for that metal to be bent and keep > the felt lifted, perhaps only a little, even when the disk is inserted and > the door closed, preventing the felt from pressing the disk to the read/write > head.
Yes. Quick test is to press lightly on the felt pad/arm and see if the disc magically reads/writes properly then. That's how I found this issue. -Josh
