There may also have been a vertical component to the bend. One or more of these bent tongs were precluding the free movement of the head assembly, by catching on the horizontal cylinder as the head moved from its rest position towards the spinning Zip disk. As the head broke free of the bent tongs and overshot its intended location, a clicking sound was produced. Since the head normally moves in and out of the rest position several times when first reading a disk, there are several clicks.
Since i had already destroyed the drive top sheet metal cover which is spot-welded , i had free and easy access with conventional miniature long-nose pliers. Those of us wishing to effect this repair without opening the case will need to use something with a much longer reach, such as needle-nose pliers or hemostats:. When you are finished, none of the four tongs should visibly curve, either vertically or horizontally. They should look something like this:.
Note that several of the tongs in the photos above still curve noticeably. The most ideal tong in this photo is the one on the upper left. This drive operates in this condition, yet i would not want to warrant its continued operation!
Notice in the photo below how relatively close the shutter of the disk and the tongs approach each other:. In this photo, clearance is no problem. However, there may be certain conditions with certain disks which i could not reproduce where the tongs and shutter, or other parts of the disk, come into contact.
According to Wikipedia , some aviation companies still use Zip disks to distribute data updates for airplane navigation systems. For a while, vintage computer enthusiasts Atari, Mac, Commodore also often used SCSI Zip drives to quickly transfer data, although that has now largely been replaced by flash media interfaces.
While few people still use Zip media, the format did shine brightly in the s. So, happy birthday, Zip! Did you use a ZIP drive back in the day? What did you use it for? Use Google Fonts in Word. Use FaceTime on Android Signal vs.
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Extensive support Iomega backs the drive with a one-year warranty, but the disks are guaranteed for five, and tech support for the drive is substantial. Iomega provides toll-free tech support from 6 a. Saturdays MT. You can also go to Iomega's Web site for self-serve support, including a searchable knowledgebase that uses the Ask Jeeves engine, a long list of FAQs, support forums where technicians are supposed to answer questions posed by customers although all the answers seemed to have come from other Zip owners , and direct e-mail to technicians.
Zip drives are nothing fancy, but for backing up or putting large files on cheap, portable media, they do the trick. If you want to overcome that last hang-up that keeps you from backing up or if you simply need something that makes it easy to share disks, the new model's ease of use and affordable price make it a good choice.
The Good Inexpensive; cross-platform; convenient; backward compatible with existing media. It's portable and affordable, but this drive's coolest feature is the one it doesn't have: a power cable.
Traveling with a MB Zip drive--or squeezing one into the clutter around your computer--just got a little easier.
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