Comments on: Teac FD-235F ReCAP (Amiga Floppy Drive)

By: John

John — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:58:03 +0000

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!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:06:08 +0000

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.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:44:52 +0000

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.

By: Raymond Madden

Raymond Madden — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:33:24 +0000

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.

By: Frits

Frits — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:20:46 +0000

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

By: xAD / nIGHTFALL

xAD / nIGHTFALL — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:51:35 +0000

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

By: ILAH

ILAH — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:01:29 +0000

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

By: ILAH

ILAH — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:37:46 +0000

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

By: ILAH

ILAH — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:00:51 +0000

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

By: xAD / nIGHTFALL

xAD / nIGHTFALL — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:15:44 +0000

@ILAH

Yes, is signed with “-” like thos photo: https://www.nightfallcrew.com/wp-content/gallery/teac-fd-235f-recap-amiga-floppy-drive/20170829_185350.jpg

By: ILAH

ILAH — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:48:12 +0000

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?

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:32:48 +0000

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

By: BenTennyson

BenTennyson — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:42:04 +0000

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.

By: BenTennyson

BenTennyson — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:29:28 +0000

@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.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:37:25 +0000

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