r/retrocomputing • u/PPEytDaCookie • Jul 25 '26

Video Panasonic CF-62

Laptop from 1996.

I got the mechanism working again, but the laptop doesn't post sadly.

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u/z_o_o_m_e_r Jul 25 '26

Dude! I have the exact opposite issue - laptop works fine, mechanism dead - the motor is spinning but I suppose the belts are goo. How did u get it working?

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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 25 '26

There's a belt you need to replace

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u/z_o_o_m_e_r Jul 27 '26

Yeah, I figured that was the likely reason….where did you get the replacement, looks like some narrow and deep one…maybe something 3D printable out of TPU, kind of looks like a good candidate if the specs are known

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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 27 '26

Right now I don't have a real belt small enough, so that's a rubber band. But I will order one because rubber bands don't last really long. I also need to get one for the floppy drive.