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HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch

2014-01-03 by guitar5l50@...

Hello Jamie,

I know you have answered many questions regarding the slim floppy.

I'm working with Bruce Forat to get things in place here. Bruce and I did some awesome switch mod stuff with my Emulator II as well.

I have an non SCSI Emax Keyboard and Rack.

Can I install the HXC Rev F with the Slim Floppy drive fitting above it?

Can you please reply to this thread?

What mounting brackets and floppy connection adapters are be needed for both the non SCSI Emax keyboard and rack?

What make and model for the slim floppy drives?

The goal here is to have a 3.5" floppy drive and the HxC emulator and switch between the 2 for archive sound bank to disk image transfers.

Thanks again for all of your help.

-Robert

Re: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch

2014-01-03 by jammie

what rev mother board do you have for your emax

as i have boards that can be converted to scsi

now the brackets are zinc coated metal strips with holes in i cut the strips into 4 equal sizes  for the keyboard they are screwed to the cf scsi card drive or to the bracket for the external male 34pin idc connector

the bracket then is drilled through the hole of the holder and 4 self tap screws are screwed to hold the plate 

the brackets are then fixed to the bracket floppy holes and to the slim floppy via 3mm and 2mm screws with rubber washers which i get from my bolts and screw supplier

the rack you drill 2 holes into the one bracket holder of the emax that holds the floppy drive then you fix 2 brackets to the opposite side 

you fix the slim floppy to the 2 holes in the emax bracket one side and then fix the bracket and the hole for the scsi cf drive or the bracket for the external connection to a hxc rev f

and then fix the other end of the brackets to the slim floppy 

on the rack the slim floppy adapter fixes to the top of the casing right behind the slim floppy drive in line with the flat cable i use 3mm 30mm screws with 15mm 3mm pillas

the slim floppy adapter then sits on the pillas and it bolted down with washers and nuts

you need to add a toggle on/off switch to the metal plate with the 34 pin idc so that when you have the hxc plugged in you switch the power of to the slim floppy and the signals are still connected to the hxc via a external cable and you can archive your sounds in the hxc

you need a specail cable made it has 2 female idc 34 pin connectors and 1 male with lugs that gets bolted to the metal 3.5" floppy size bracket

then on both synths you can use an external hxc rev f drive for both devices rather than having the cost of 2 hxc rev f drives

if just fitting the rev f drives and slim floppy combo its the same but the toggle would have to be fitted to the rev f hxc drive 

bruce should be able to work this out

i have had many parts from bruce for fixing sp12/1200 as he is the only stockist of the drum pad contact switches 

any slim floppy will do i have had mitshuta /teac/sony/ibm branded which were teac

and a few others they all work as they have to follow the same specs for the slim floppy specs

i have had brand new nos drives for £10 recently

the slim floppy adapters are available from ebay in usa and as your in usa the postage is cheap the conversion is available from teds site 

and i looked on ebay and theres loads of nos slim floppy drives 

bruce will need if fitting a hxc and slim floppy a 3 x 34 pin female idc connectors and a custom ribbon which he will need to measure in side the machine as the rack and keyboard dimentions are different  so that one connector fits the digital board then the second connector fits the slim floppy adapter and the last fits the hxc rev f drive 

the toggle needt to be wired to the 5v cable using a double pole switch and the he needs a normally closed and normally open toggle switch  and 2 sets of cables to minispox female floppy power the normally closed goes to the slim floppy adapter and the normally open goes to the hxc rev f 

bruce should have all the crimpers for this

i hope this helps 

at some point when i get time ill do a pdf on it as i have done loads of slim floppy cf card instalations  and 1 of these new external bracket types which im doing for several synths to make life easy as floppy is still not dead yet

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----- Original Message ----- 
  From: guitar5l50@... 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:18 PM
  Subject: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch

  Hello Jamie,

  I know you have answered many questions regarding the slim floppy.
  I'm working with Bruce Forat to get things in place here. Bruce and I did some awesome switch mod stuff with my Emulator II as well.

  I have an non SCSI Emax Keyboard and Rack.
  Can I install the HXC Rev F with the Slim Floppy drive fitting above it?

  Can you please reply to this thread?

  What mounting brackets and floppy connection adapters are be needed for both the non SCSI Emax keyboard and rack?
  What make and model for the slim floppy drives?

  The goal here is to have a 3.5" floppy drive and the HxC emulator and switch between the 2 for archive sound bank to disk image transfers.

  Thanks again for all of your help.
  -Robert

  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6973 - Release Date: 01/03/14

Re: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch

2014-01-04 by Robert Van Kuran

Hello Jammie,

Just got this slim floppy drive on eBay for $7.99 + free shipping.
Teac FD-05HG

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370857208783


Will this drive work?
One down and one to go.

Is this the correct floppy adapter?

JM215A Slim 2 Standard Floppy Disk Drive Adapter FDD Connector with 2-Pin Power


I am waiting on the keyboard to arrive via UPS Ground should be here any day now.
Then I can check the Revision of the PCB and get back to you.

Thanks again,
-Robert



On Friday, January 3, 2014 3:56 PM, jammie <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
 
  
 
what rev mother board do you have for your 
emax
 
as i have boards that can be converted to 
scsi
 
now the brackets are zinc coated metal strips with 
holes in i cut the strips into 4 equal sizes  for the keyboard they are 
screwed to the cf scsi card drive or to the bracket for the external male 34pin 
idc connector
 
the bracket then is drilled through the hole of the 
holder and 4 self tap screws are screwed to hold the plate 
 
the brackets are then fixed to the bracket floppy 
holes and to the slim floppy via 3mm and 2mm screws with rubber washers which i 
get from my bolts and screw supplier
 
the rack you drill 2 holes into the one bracket 
holder of the emax that holds the floppy drive then you fix 2 brackets to the 
opposite side 
 
you fix the slim floppy to the 2 holes in the emax 
bracket one side and then fix the bracket and the hole for the scsi cf drive or 
the bracket for the external connection to a hxc rev f
 
and then fix the other end of the brackets to the 
slim floppy 
 
on the rack the slim floppy adapter fixes to the 
top of the casing right behind the slim floppy drive in line with the flat cable 
i use 3mm 30mm screws with 15mm 3mm pillas
 
the slim floppy adapter then sits on the pillas and 
it bolted down with washers and nuts
 
you need to add a toggle on/off switch to the metal 
plate with the 34 pin idc so that when you have the hxc plugged in you switch 
the power of to the slim floppy and the signals are still connected to the hxc 
via a external cable and you can archive your sounds in the hxc
 
you need a specail cable made it has 2 female idc 
34 pin connectors and 1 male with lugs that gets bolted to the metal 3.5" floppy 
size bracket
 
then on both synths you can use an external hxc rev 
f drive for both devices rather than having the cost of 2 hxc rev f 
drives
 
if just fitting the rev f drives and slim floppy 
combo its the same but the toggle would have to be fitted to the rev f hxc drive 
 
bruce should be able to work this out
 
i have had many parts from bruce for fixing 
sp12/1200 as he is the only stockist of the drum pad contact switches 
 
any slim floppy will do i have had mitshuta 
/teac/sony/ibm branded which were teac
 
and a few others they all work as they have to 
follow the same specs for the slim floppy specs
 
i have had brand new nos drives for £10 
recently
 
the slim floppy adapters are available from ebay in 
usa and as your in usa the postage is cheap the conversion is available from 
teds site 
 
and i looked on ebay and theres loads of nos slim 
floppy drives 
 
bruce will need if fitting a hxc and slim floppy a 
3 x 34 pin female idc connectors and a custom ribbon which he will need to 
measure in side the machine as the rack and keyboard dimentions are 
different  so that one connector fits the digital board then the second 
connector fits the slim floppy adapter and the last fits the hxc rev f drive 
 
the toggle needt to be wired to the 5v cable using 
a double pole switch and the he needs a normally closed and normally open toggle 
switch  and 2 sets of cables to minispox female floppy power the normally 
closed goes to the slim floppy adapter and the normally open goes to the hxc rev 
f 
 
bruce should have all the crimpers for 
this
 
i hope this helps 
 
at some point when i get time ill do a pdf on it as 
i have done loads of slim floppy cf card instalations  and 1 of these new 
external bracket types which im doing for several synths to make life easy as 
floppy is still not dead yet

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: guitar5l50@... 
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:18  PM
>Subject: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY  w/ Switch
>
>  
>Hello Jamie, 
>
>
>I know you have answered many questions regarding the slim floppy.
>I'm working with Bruce Forat to get things in place here. Bruce and I did  some awesome switch mod stuff with my Emulator II as well.
>
>
>I have an non SCSI Emax Keyboard and Rack.
>Can I install the HXC Rev F with the Slim Floppy drive fitting above  it?
>
>
>Can you please reply to this thread?
>
>
>What mounting brackets and floppy connection adapters are be needed for  both the non SCSI Emax keyboard and rack?
>What make and model for the slim floppy drives?
>
>
>The goal here is to have a 3.5" floppy drive and the HxC emulator and  switch between the 2 for archive sound bank to disk image transfers.
>
>
>Thanks again for all of your help.
>-Robert
>
> 
>No virus found in this  message.
>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus 
  Database: 3658/6973 - Release Date: 01/03/14

Re: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch

2014-01-04 by jammie

yes that works

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Van Kuran 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch


    

  Hello Jammie,


  Just got this slim floppy drive on eBay for $7.99 + free shipping.
  Teac FD-05HG

  http://www.ebay.com/itm/370857208783



  Will this drive work?
  One down and one to go.


  Is this the correct floppy adapter?


  JM215A Slim 2 Standard Floppy Disk Drive Adapter FDD Connector with 2-Pin Power



  I am waiting on the keyboard to arrive via UPS Ground should be here any day now.
  Then I can check the Revision of the PCB and get back to you.


  Thanks again,
  -Robert



  On Friday, January 3, 2014 3:56 PM, jammie <jammie.emma@...> wrote:

    
   
  what rev mother board do you have for your emax

  as i have boards that can be converted to scsi

  now the brackets are zinc coated metal strips with holes in i cut the strips into 4 equal sizes  for the keyboard they are screwed to the cf scsi card drive or to the bracket for the external male 34pin idc connector

  the bracket then is drilled through the hole of the holder and 4 self tap screws are screwed to hold the plate 

  the brackets are then fixed to the bracket floppy holes and to the slim floppy via 3mm and 2mm screws with rubber washers which i get from my bolts and screw supplier

  the rack you drill 2 holes into the one bracket holder of the emax that holds the floppy drive then you fix 2 brackets to the opposite side 

  you fix the slim floppy to the 2 holes in the emax bracket one side and then fix the bracket and the hole for the scsi cf drive or the bracket for the external connection to a hxc rev f

  and then fix the other end of the brackets to the slim floppy 

  on the rack the slim floppy adapter fixes to the top of the casing right behind the slim floppy drive in line with the flat cable i use 3mm 30mm screws with 15mm 3mm pillas

  the slim floppy adapter then sits on the pillas and it bolted down with washers and nuts

  you need to add a toggle on/off switch to the metal plate with the 34 pin idc so that when you have the hxc plugged in you switch the power of to the slim floppy and the signals are still connected to the hxc via a external cable and you can archive your sounds in the hxc

  you need a specail cable made it has 2 female idc 34 pin connectors and 1 male with lugs that gets bolted to the metal 3.5" floppy size bracket

  then on both synths you can use an external hxc rev f drive for both devices rather than having the cost of 2 hxc rev f drives

  if just fitting the rev f drives and slim floppy combo its the same but the toggle would have to be fitted to the rev f hxc drive 

  bruce should be able to work this out

  i have had many parts from bruce for fixing sp12/1200 as he is the only stockist of the drum pad contact switches 

  any slim floppy will do i have had mitshuta /teac/sony/ibm branded which were teac

  and a few others they all work as they have to follow the same specs for the slim floppy specs

  i have had brand new nos drives for £10 recently

  the slim floppy adapters are available from ebay in usa and as your in usa the postage is cheap the conversion is available from teds site 

  and i looked on ebay and theres loads of nos slim floppy drives 

  bruce will need if fitting a hxc and slim floppy a 3 x 34 pin female idc connectors and a custom ribbon which he will need to measure in side the machine as the rack and keyboard dimentions are different  so that one connector fits the digital board then the second connector fits the slim floppy adapter and the last fits the hxc rev f drive 

  the toggle needt to be wired to the 5v cable using a double pole switch and the he needs a normally closed and normally open toggle switch  and 2 sets of cables to minispox female floppy power the normally closed goes to the slim floppy adapter and the normally open goes to the hxc rev f 

  bruce should have all the crimpers for this

  i hope this helps 

  at some point when i get time ill do a pdf on it as i have done loads of slim floppy cf card instalations  and 1 of these new external bracket types which im doing for several synths to make life easy as floppy is still not dead yet 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: guitar5l50@... 
    To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:18 PM
    Subject: [emax] HXC REV F + SLIM FLOPPY w/ Switch


      
    Hello Jamie, 


    I know you have answered many questions regarding the slim floppy.
    I'm working with Bruce Forat to get things in place here. Bruce and I did some awesome switch mod stuff with my Emulator II as well.


    I have an non SCSI Emax Keyboard and Rack.
    Can I install the HXC Rev F with the Slim Floppy drive fitting above it?


    Can you please reply to this thread?


    What mounting brackets and floppy connection adapters are be needed for both the non SCSI Emax keyboard and rack?
    What make and model for the slim floppy drives?


    The goal here is to have a 3.5" floppy drive and the HxC emulator and switch between the 2 for archive sound bank to disk image transfers.


    Thanks again for all of your help.
    -Robert


    No virus found in this message.
    Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
    Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6973 - Release Date: 01/03/14





  
  No virus found in this message.
  Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
  Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6973 - Release Date: 01/03/14