Emax

PS- if you have the jumpers you may wish to post it somewhere, or I can put
it on my Emax page- because looking on the web, I couldn't find any of that
detail.

Thanks!
Ted


On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:

> It is a known detail that some of the Emax 2 floppy drive cables either
> had the key in the wrong direction from what is expected or no key at all
> allowing for incorrect floppy drive hookup.
> Normally on most drives the stripe on the floppy cable is closest to the
> power connector and on the Emax (1 or 2) the stripe is always nearest to
> the back of the unit.
> But some incorrect floppy drive cables (only seen on Emax 2, not Emax 1)
> prevented this.
>
> In those cases, I always replace that cable or remove the key, so that it
> is "consistent" with the expected configuration.
>
> Regards,
> Ted
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Adam <fake@...> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hello Ted,
>>
>> i finally could figure out it. in the floppy test section i could change
>> jumpers until i got it worked. for this i had to figure out that the
>> connector of the head plugged in the wrong direction (it was not keyed).
>> flipping it and changing the jumpers made it work.
>>
>> happy ending!
>>
>> my other emax ii is not able to read the disk written by this one, but
>> who cares....
>>
>> adam
>>
>>
>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't have an NEC in my stack of drives.
>> >
>> > Again- if you send me a picture of the jumper sections I might be able
>> to piece it together.
>> >
>> > -T
>> >
>> > On May 10, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Adam wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello, i'm trying to fix this floppy drive in the Emax II.
>> >
>> > Anyone happen to have the same drive working? I'd appreciate having the
>> correct jumper settings. (taking a picture maybe?)
>> >
>> > Or someone who could fix this.
>> >
>> > Maybe i should get an Amiga to make it work with that, so there's some
>> analysing software.
>> >
>> > The drive looks clean, i doubt it had any mechanical defects.
>> >
>> > It does format, stepping thru the tracks nicely, and upon finishing,
>> says disk error. Will not read a thing. In diagnostics every number stays
>> at zero, so it really does not read.
>> >
>> > It would be a shame to throw out....
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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