ULTRARARE Vintage Commodore 8250LP Dual Floppy Drive - Powers On

Offered herean extremely rare vintage Commodore 8250LP dual disk drive that was issued by Commodore to be used with their Commodore Pet , B and SK series computers.  It could also be used with a 64 or Vic 20 with an IEEE adapter cartridge.  Drive is in excellent physical condition other than normal yellowing associated with these units.  Drive powers on on flashes red on both drives and then green as it should.  I attempted to test this drive further but I have only... old disks to test with.  D1 attempted to complete a format but failed at the very end giving a "bad disk" error.  D0 sometimes attempts but sometimes hums as if the motor is stuck and not spinning properly.  Communication seems to be working to both drives.  These issues could be due to old disks or my power supply is not adeqate for this device.  Could be a matter of adjustment and/or cleaning...not sure.  I am not a tech.  I can tell you that it did work 20+ years ago when put in storage and this was the first time it had been powered up in all those years.  This comes from my personal collection.  220V.  Because of the nature of vintage electronics the drive is sold "as is" - "parts or repair".  No warranty or returns.  Although the drive does function as I describe, it will need cleaning/ repair and/or adjustment to operate at optimum efficiency or at the very least better disks than I have.  Drive has a low serial # but that is normal as not many were sold.  Please check out my other listings.  Buyer pays shipping.  Shipping is estimated.  Good Luck Bidding!

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