Test and try: Does this 40 year old Tandon TM-252 drive still work?
It’s time to see if an old 40 year old hard drive still works. This one sports corrosion on the outside case and and an unknown 8-bit ISA controller. Let’s see if this old beat still spins and if it actuall yworks!
Tandon TM-252, 10mb ST-506/MFM hard drive
-- Video Links
Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store:
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My GitHub repository:
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
TS100 Soldering Iron:
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
Magnetic Screw Holder:
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
Heat Sinks:
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino