[Coco] Any problem with connecting 2 floppies to one power supply?

[John Guin]

No, it's not an RS drive.  Sorry I wasn't more specific.

This is a drive I got fom Owlware a long time ago.  It's a Mitsumi drive
with a no name power supply and case.  The other drive I want to conect is a
TEAC FD-55.

I also have a Mitsubishi 5 1/4" drive, but it spins constantly when power is
supplied to it.  Either it's jumpered wrong (I don't ahve the docs for it),
it needs 3.3v instead of the 5/12v PS I have, or it's just plain broken.
Does anyone else have any experience with getting 5.25" drives working
outside of a Wintel box?

Thanks for the help,
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr at hotpop.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Any problem with connecting 2 floppies to one power
supply?


>
> Is it a Radio Shack drive? Are the drives horizontal or vertical?
>
> NM
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Guin" <johnguin at hotmail.com>
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a singel floppy drive system for my coco I bought back in
> the 80s.  I
> > have a second 5 1/4" drive to add to it and it fits inside the
> case, and I
> > have a cable which allows two floppies.  The power supply is the
> problem -
> > it only has one connector.  Is it possible to add a splitter which
> would
> > power both drives?  Does the coco ever access both at the same
> time, and if
> > not, can anyone see any problems with connecting 2 floppies to the
> single
> > power supply?
>
>
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