Re: Widget Rotor Adjustment HElP ???

• On Mon, 3/7/11, Joe Vogel <rightwayjoe_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
  > After removing the harddisk from the cage - the only way to get the rotor
  > to spin is to get it going in a counter-clockwise direction by hand.
  > Sometimes it will start up on it's own but most of the time (95%) it has
  > to have an assist.
  > Someone mentioned an adjustment on the widget to correct this but they
  > didn't know where it was.
  > Any help will be apprectiated.
  

I haven't had any experience with the Widget, but the old "drive needs to be whacked to start" problem was pretty common on MFM drives in PC's. One thing I found helped was to start the drive, then flip it upside down and let it run for a day or two. It helps to redistribute the grease in the bearings.

-Ian

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