Emax

> Hi all,

Hi Anonymous Emaxaholic, 

> my Emax I HD works fine except for the floppy drive
> )it reads a disk about 1 time of a hundred).
> What type of drive should I use as a replacement?
> I remember someone saying here that old Atari or Amiga
> drive is compatible, is that true? I have both so it
> would be great if either one of them would work with
> my dear friend.

Any disk drive with standard 34pin floppy interface that can be set to ID 0
(all IBM PC compatible floppy drives are factory-set to ID 1; most aren't
even configurable). Teac FD235 should do - just keep in mind that
practically all 3.5" drives sold today are half-height drives which leave a
little gap above and below the replacement drive in your Emax. Live with
that, cover it up somehow, or try to order a special full-height bezel for
the drive (Hah! I tried that route with TEAC - they didn't even answer)...
or order one of these over-the-top-priced 1:1 replacement drives from
www.route66studios.com which should fit perfectly.

Bye,

  Hermann