Components
- Title
- Circuit Board
- Description
- Green circuit board with components on the front
- Part Number
- PCB 04040603
- Date Code
- 0032-9
- Other Markings
- Standard of Underwriters Lab
- Manufacturer
- UNIC
- Evidence
- The circuit board is a single sided board so the back the board was available to put information it. The two logos that popped out were the UNIC logo and the backwards r and U logo. I found out in research that the backwards R and U was a certification for quality. I also found the website for UNIC. The information also provided a date code with was easy to read, can clearly see a double 00s for the date of manufacturing.
- Curator
- Ethan Mollman
- Is Part Of
- Main circuit board which was found inside the iomega Zip 100mb drive.
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- PCB 04040603
- Title
- Microchip
- Description
- Rectangle chip located in the center of the circuit board
- Function
- Assists in the storage of information
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Part Number
- 06D5D0TZ
- Manufacturer
- Texas Instruments
- Evidence
- This component is quite small so it was hard for the manufacture to put a lot of information on the chip. I once again searched for a data base with Texas Instrument part numbers but was left with nothing. Similar to other Texas Instrument chips that were also made around 2000, the plant was most likely located in the US.
- Is Part Of
- Iomega Zip 100MB drive
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Title
- Iomega microprocessor
- Description
- Compared to other chips it is slightly larger
- Function
- Assist in the storage of data
- Part Number
- WLC1917S
- Date Created
- Around 2000
- Other Markings
- RUCIFY marking
- Manufacturer
- Iomega
- Evidence
- This chip was quite interesting because of the size and visible logos on the front. The iomega logo was the biggest so I began my search there. In my search I found out that iomega was bought out by Dell and eventually put under another branch to operate. So data sheets were not the easiest to find however I was able to find some part information on a website that sold a similar chip. As in my search I found out that iomega moved its chip manufacturing to Malaysia from Utah. So I found a website that gave me the address to a warehouse that used to be an iomega building. Like on other chips I had to assume that the chip was made around 2000 because of the date the product was made. However I was also lucky enough to have a date code on this chip 0019. I assume the double 00s meant 2000.
- Sources
- Part information
- Curator
- Ethan Mollman
- Is Part Of
- Iomega Zip 100MB drive
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- Iomega microchip
- Title
- Solenoid STC-04K-
- Description
- Small metal box with a copper coil of wire covered in a black film with wires attached
- Provenance
- When the drive was open, this piece was able to be seen as it stuck up higher than most other pieces
- Function
- This solenoid converts electrical energy to mechanical energy by using electromagnetic waves
- Country of Origin
- Taoyuan City Taiwan
- Part Number
- STC-04K-
- Date Created
- Around 2000
- Other Markings
- A01, 04V00704
- Manufacturer
- Solen Electric Company LTD.
- Designer
- Solen Electric Company LTD.
- Raw Materials
- Copper, Wire, Black film, Metal
- Evidence
- When looking at this object, the information was available to look up due to the black marking on the gold metal of the solenoid
- Curator
- Matthew DiGiacomo
- Is Part Of
- Part of the Zip drive
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- IMG_1416 3 Small.jpeg
- Title
- Eject Button/Disc Slot
- Description
- Grey button connected to disc slot with a hinged flap to open and close with disc
- Provenance
- One of the first pieces to be disassembled which drew attention to the object
- Function
- When the grey button is pressed, the hinged flap will open to allow the disc to open so the disc can be inserted or retrieved
- Country of Origin
- Utah, United States of America
- Part Number
- REV 02
- Date Code
- 09/04/00
- Other Markings
- CAV.20
- Manufacturer
- Iomega
- Designer
- Iomega
- Raw Materials
- Blue, grey, and clear plastic
- Evidence
- When looking at the interior side of this object, the marking can be seen to validate this information
- Curator
- Matthew DiGiacomo
- Is Part Of
- Zip drive
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- IMG_1417 Small.jpeg
- Title
- Bottom Casing
- Description
- Blue plastic casing with small rubber pieces for less mobility on table
- Function
- This piece hold all of the interior pieces to allow them to work without being damaged
- Country of Origin
- Utah, United States
- Part Number
- EPF03701FX
- Date Created
- 09/04/00
- Other Markings
- 11.V
- Manufacturer
- Iomega
- Designer
- Iomega
- Raw Materials
- Blue plastic, Rubber
- Evidence
- Looking at the object before disassembling we were able to identify the markings on the case
- Curator
- Matthew DiGiacomo
- Is Part Of
- Zip drive
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- IMG_1418 Small.jpeg
- Title
- Microchip
- Description
- Small black square piece with TI logo
- Provenance
- Found on the disc return mechanism
- Function
- Receives signal to eject disc when needed to be done
- Country of Origin
- Malaysia
- Part Number
- 21l72-39bkcxtkp
- Date Created
- 2000
- Other Markings
- TI logo
- Manufacturer
- Texas Instruments
- Raw Materials
- Black plastic/metal
- Evidence
- The numbers were marked in white on the front of the microchip
- Curator
- Jake Furman
- Item sets
- iomega zip 100 drive
- Media
- IMG_1423 Small.jpeg