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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Floppy drive issues

2013-03-08 by Gordon JC Pearce

On 08/03/13 22:55, dvdborn wrote:

> I don't know yet if the drives are 50 Hz models. But I'm guessing
> this will be marked on them somewhere? As far as we know the unit has
> always been in Europe. This particular unit was bought in France.

On quite a few drives you could whip the drive pulley off the spindle, 
flip it over, and use the 50Hz or 60Hz step as appropriate.

They had strobe lines engraved on them so with a fluorescent light you 
could tell if they were running at the correct speed, or near as damn it.

-- 
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

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