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Teac FD-235F ReCAP (Amiga Floppy Drive)

Teac FD-235F ReCAP (Amiga Floppy Drive)

Teac FD-235F ReCAP (Amiga Floppy Drive)

Defect:

  • Don’t read anything – Dead.

Replaced parts:

  • 3 x Electrolytic Capacitors of 22uF.
  • 1 x Electrolytic Capacitor of 4.7uF.

Gallery of work that was done:

  1. Greg
    October 6th, 2017 at 17:37 | #1

    Hello,
    What about the FD-235F 161-U?
    It has the same symptom but no caps.
    Some help?

  2. BenTennyson
    February 27th, 2018 at 18:29 | #2

    @Greg
    Look closer – the 161-U HAS a cap, namely C75, and that is also the one that leaked on me and also damaged the PCB.

  3. BenTennyson
    February 27th, 2018 at 18:42 | #3

    Can’t edit… here’s a picture: https://imgur.com/a/zD79Z
    Symptoms are that the motor is spinning too fast, so it can’t read anything. Also the motor continues to spin after a disk is removed.

  4. Wolfgang
    July 31st, 2018 at 23:32 | #4

    something´s wrong above? Mine: FD-235F-161-U
    these are NOT 3x ELKO 22µF. there are 3x normal condensators with 22µF used but NOT with polarity (sadly I ordered Elko´s in advance)
    My Elko on the other side (your second picture) is SMD variant named with C67, labeled J335 > measured: 3,54µF

    btw: no C75 as BenTennyso mentioned

  5. ILAH
    June 12th, 2019 at 17:48 | #5

    I have the exact same Floppy Drive TEAC FD-235F 114-U.

    Do the 3 capacitors with 22uF have a polarity? When yes, can you tell me where minus has to go?

  6. ILAH
    June 12th, 2019 at 20:00 | #7

    This is right for the 4.7uF capacitor. But the 22uF ones not have this marker.

  7. ILAH
    June 12th, 2019 at 20:37 | #8

    There is no such marker on the 22uF capacitors. Only on the 4.7uF.

  8. ILAH
    June 13th, 2019 at 09:01 | #9

    This marker is only on the 4.7 uF capacitor.
    On the 22uF ones i cannot see a minus marker.

  9. June 13th, 2019 at 09:51 | #10

    @ILAH

    You are right, 22uf are electrolytic capacitors non-polarized.

  10. Frits
    October 15th, 2019 at 23:20 | #11

    @BenTennyson
    Hey.. I having the same trouble. With tha same kind of disc What did you end up doing which number did you replace…

  11. Raymond Madden
    February 13th, 2020 at 16:33 | #12

    Does anyone have any experience with a TEAC FD-235F 4161-U. The drive powers up but does not read discs … at all. This is my 1200′s internal drive.

  12. Kevin
    April 14th, 2020 at 03:44 | #13

    Does anyone have one of the drives that could spare part Y61?
    I have a FD-235F with very little use and this part is missing.

  13. Kevin
    April 15th, 2020 at 20:06 | #14

    I have a TEAC FD-235F 112-U floppy that is missing component Y61 next to the flat cable connector CN61.
    Does anyone have a scrap drive that I could get this component from?
    This drive was modified with a variable speed control that was connected to power, ground and one leg of where Y61 used to be.

  14. John
    March 12th, 2023 at 10:58 | #15

    Hi, I have this same drive which also doesn’t read disks, so I want to change the capacitors.

    Problem is I just can’t find those non-polarity ones anywhere! Any tips on where to find them or if there is a good substitute for them? Thanks!

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