Re: Replacement drive mechanism for 1581

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:35:54 +0100 Message-ID: <5509FDCA.20006@wfmh.org.pl>

On 2015-03-18 18:22, 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.
>
> PS I did try a mechanism from anothe 1581 and it does work.

In addition to what's been said: if you get an el cheapo, broken Amiga 
500 (or 2000) with a working drive then you should be able to have a 
drop-in replacement.

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