[Coco] FD-502 drive

[tonym]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: J.P. Samson jps.subscriptions at gmail.com
>Sent 5/10/2009 7:02:34 PM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
>Subject: Re: [Coco] FD-502 drive
>
>On May 10, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Tony wrote:
> Unless they made different '502 drives, mine do not have a 3.5" 
> style connector.
> They're more akin to the old-school audio connector on mainboards/ 
> sounds boards, to connect to, say, a CDROM
> drive. the pins are much shorted, and plug straight down into the 
> drive, near the back.
>
>No, you are right, they aren't quite the same. But I successfully 
>plugged in a 3-1/2" drive using the existing power connector in the 
>FD-502. It's a tight squeeze since the pin sizes are different, but 
>the spacing and layout is the same, so it works.
>

Ahhhhh.... NOW I see the point you were making....
That's not bad, though - stuffing a 3.5" 720kb disk in there.....hmmmm...


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