Re: Replacement drive mechanism for 1581

From: Konrad B <konrad0x42_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:20:30 +0100
Message-ID: <CAB5WB+v1NoM5kKh9DBU3gQamNfqMKyJLC6zYRG-f8YMfynVDxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Guys, Google does not bite ;)

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43265

FZ-357:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=9365

This is all applicable to the 1581 as well.

2015-03-26 10:31 GMT+01:00  <silverdr@wfmh.org.pl>:
> On 2015-03-26 04:03, William Levak wrote:
>
>>> 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
>>
>>
>> I looked up the article. Unfortunately, it's a little vague.
>>
>> You cut lines 3 and 34, and juper line 2 to ground.
>>
>> I can't make out what jumpers 1 and 2 do. The directions for jumper 2
>> say to connect the open end of R2 to pin 34.  Does this mean that the
>> line that was line 3 is now line 34?  For jumper 1, it says connect the
>> end of r15 to ground. Does that mean that the remaining end of line 3 is
>> grounded?
>
>
> Which issue the article is in? Could you link us to it?
>
> Basically it is the same modification that is needed for using the cost
> reduced PC drives in the Amigas. If you look up publications on Amiga mods
> rather than 1581 mods (should be more of them available) then it will be the
> same what is needed here. Out of my head it was swapping the _CHNG and RDY
> lines but details were available in various publications.
>
> --
> SD!
>
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