Re: Replacement drive mechanism for 1581

From: geneb <*geneb_at_deltasoft.com*> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:34:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.03.1503181033020.4588@deltasoft.com> · geneb_at_deltasoft.com

On Wed, 18 Mar 2015, William Levak wrote:

>
> The drive mechanism for my 1581 has stopped working. It was a Chinon F-354E. 
> I tried a Chinon FZ-357 as a replacement.  I could not get it to work, even 
> though I tried all the jumper variations that seemed reasonable. I also have 
> a Newtronics D359T3 and a Teac FD-235HF, but their jumpers are not marked, 
> and I don't know how to set them.
>
> I know these are HD drives, but they should also be able to work in DD mode.
>
William, there's an issue of Commodore World that contains an article on 
what you need to do in order to use an HD mech in a 1581.  Unfortunately, 
I don't recall which issue it is.  The good news is that the IA has all of 
them scanned and online.

https://archive.org/details/commodore-world

g.

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