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Re: [emax] Slim Floppy in EMAX Rack

2013-01-22 by krikor kouchian

I will take a pict of the reader with the card and send it to you regarding
the pc card.
would you have a pict of the brackets?

best
K

2013/1/22 Ted Summers <djtbs1@...>

> Yes - let us know regards PCB-60B.
> Especially if the PC Card doesn't stick out.
>
> As to the slim floppy on the top- simple.
>
> For rack I modify the existing bracket on one side and the other side I
> fabricate an add on bracket.
>
> For Keyboard, I get two flat pieces of metal.
> drill holes in the side to mount to the sides of the 3.5" media drive.
> The holes line up from to back.
> So then you just have to do the measurement from top to bottom and add some
> small spacers to center the floppy drive on top of the other one.
>
> if I recall correctly it is .9 inches from the side hole on media drive in
> the upwards direction to drill the holes for the slim floppy mounting.
>
> The slim floppy uses 2.6mm screws- but I don't know the length exactly.
> I can tell you that if the length of the 2.6mm screws are too long on the
> front, the floppy won't eject properly and also can cause the drive to not
> read the disk properly (therefore causing emax not to boot).
>
> Fix the length problem, and the same disk will boot it ok.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:51 PM, krikor kouchian <krikorola@...
> >wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i'm working on my emax to get the slim floppy in, but i was wondering how
> > you guys made it stay on top of the Scsi card reader? it's a bit thiner
> and
> > i don't see how i can do it except by gluing it to the top of the Card
> > reader.
> >
> > Also i ordered a PCD-60b as replacement, it fits and looks exactly the
> > same, except for the bezel that i need to dremel a bit.
> > I haven't tested it yet, i will report as soon as i do, i noticed that
> the
> > pcmcia adaptor doesn't stick out like on the 50b version, so if it works
> > that would be a better solution as they are cheaper on ebay those days.
> >
> > Best
> > K
> >
> > http://www.krikor.fr
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