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Re: [emax] Slim Floppy Issues

2011-08-09 by Scott Stanley

Here are the photos Ted:

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/krunkwerke/6024390494/

-Scott

On 2011-08-08, at 11:35 AM, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:

> Send me pics of the mods made so far and I can see if anything is wrong
> there....
>
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> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Scott Stanley <scartattack@...> wrote:
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>> **
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>> My friend and I recently modded a JM215A for a Teac slim floppy drive using
>> Ted's instructions:
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>> *JM215A Modifications:
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>> Bottom of Board
>> FDC Pin2 connects to ITX pin 11. Cut this trace near pin 11.
>> Connect FDC Pin2 to ITX pin 13 with insulated 30ga jumper / wire wrapping
>> wire.
>>
>> ITX pin 4 jumper to FDC10
>>
>> Top of Board
>> With board "right side up" so that "C1" screened on the board is readable
>> and away from you, there are 5 traces that run a diagonal.
>> Cut the 2nd one away from you.
>>
>> *
>> However, I am able to get the drive to power but, the Emax still does not
>> see the drive. I still get the message "please insert floppy".
>>
>> Might anyone know anything else that I am missing?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>> --
>> <http://www.obsoletecomponents.ca>
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