Emax

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

> no. I don't have a picture.
> but I basically put the slim floppy on top of the media drive.
> Measured from top to bottom the made it a quarter inch shorter height-wise.
>

you mean i need to leave a space between the two?


> Front to back I made it about 3/4 an inch longer than the holes are.
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i don't understand that


> Then figured out the placement for the holes for the media drive first,
> then the slim floppy from there (.9 inches upwards).
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it seems using the original floppy holes for the media drive works fine.


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> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:11 PM, krikor kouchian <krikorola@...
> >wrote:
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> > **
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> > 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@...>
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> >
> > > 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
> > > >
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