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  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... be possible to connect a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then ... the disc back into you +3 and away you go?
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…

    Hi :)

    I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.

    Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?

    Thanx
    Altairst8te Altairst8te April 2006 Wanted
  • Additional 3.5" Drive for the +3Hi. I've been thinking of various ways of getting data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a couple ideas, one of which is to get some +3e proms bl…

    ... of adding a second drive to my +3 as I have ... pinout of the Drive B port on the +3, and besides ... about connecting a PC 3.5" drive to a CPC ([URL ... standard "PC" 3.5" drive to a +3 as a drive B? Ideally someone ... only needs power to the drive - have it for free", ...
    icabod icabod August 2006 Hardware
  • +3 Disk Drive for +2AWill the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?

    Will the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?
    Swevicus Swevicus September 2006 Hardware
  • +3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…

    ... disk in the 3.5" drive then reset the +3.
    I ... cable (from +3 B drive slot TO the chinon 3.5" drive)
    ... to have a disk in drive B while starting up ... ...
    Work fine (about 3 years) until now.
    When ... prog. save it to drive B and retrieve it.
    thomas3120 thomas3120 April 2008 Hardware
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without ...
    brownb2 brownb2 June 2010 Development
  • Replacing the +3 disk driveI've come into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing some searching and know that the 180k floppy can be replaced wi…

    ... of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've ... be replaced with a 3.5" drive, but is it possible ... to use a 3" 720k floppy ... me its probably just the drive belt, which looks pretty ... any experience with a +3, and my last speccy ...
    BigDaiX BigDaiX February 2012 Hardware
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... system - Thurnall disk drive from around 1985 - ... running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) ... is toast! I have managed to obtain a 3 ... " floppy drive from a speccy +3 machine ... power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • Zx spectrum +3 disk driveCan some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks tha…

    Can some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks that I have done
    Scoobyatgb Scoobyatgb February 2015 Hardware
  • Connecting a 3" CF2 drive to a PC... or anything else, really!This one might well have been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've just won (and the stuff should be winging its way to me already, arriving b…

    ... that: "you'll need a 3-inch drive" (got one that's ... working in a +3) "and a special ... it is with a 3.5" floppy drive, and serial and parallel ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • drive belt for +3 - what can I useHi Anyone know what I can use as a replacement belt for the +3 disk drive? Is it a standard size? Thanks

    Hi
    Anyone know what I can use as a replacement
    belt for the +3 disk drive?
    Is it a standard size?
    Thanks
    mlasham mlasham February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help! +3 Disk Drive won't read disksHi there, I recently purchased a +3 from ebay. It powers up ok and can load programs from tape without problems. However when i insert a disk the dr…

    ... there, I recently purchased a +3 from ebay. It powers up ... i insert a disk the drive just spins for a second ...
    Pollster Pollster February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Once again about the +3 Disk drive problemI am facing a strange problem with one +3.In the beggining I though it was the drive belt problem which I have proptly replace. The error was still t…

    ... +3.In the beggining I though it was the drive belt ... replaced the whole disk drive with another one that ... are working perfectly on other +3 system. Today, I have ... the cable to the disk drive. Once again the same ... memory apart from the disk drive. Shall I try to ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Disk Drive Problem - RevisedThe initial problem is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using as they work …

    ... is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It ... is definetely not the floppy drive ... no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. So ... problem is not the disk drive. I was wondering what ... other written by other +3 systems. The problem is ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 floppy drive commands for drive b:Hi, I successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w/jumpers), a modified external dc power supply *thanks to Mr. J. King for the diagr…

    ... successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz ... * and cable to my +3.
    Everything works and ... to save a program to drive B:
    Using save ... was able to format the 3.5" disk in B: ... +3 manual doesn't go into detail about second drive commands ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 3.5 Drive fitment?anyone replaced the 3inch drive with a 3.5drive, i know ive seen some around? any websites or details of whats needed and whats to be done? Thanks! :)

    anyone replaced the 3inch drive with a 3.5drive, i know ive seen some around? any websites or details of whats needed and whats to be done? Thanks! :)
    vanpeebles vanpeebles February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 3.5 Drive Help! - with jumpers & settingsHi, thanks for reading this, I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my +D, and its not playing. Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD modle OSDD-88. …

    ... to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to ... not playing.
    Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD
    May be the drive is set to answer to ... drive 2
    ,So how ... you check its set for drive 1.
    Also is ... as a DS DD drive so that should not ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help +3 Disc Drive usageHi I have come into possession of a plus 3 with loads of blank discs. I wish to test the disc drive by saving a small program. What is the correct …

    Hi

    I have come into possession of a plus 3 with loads of blank discs. I wish to test the disc drive by saving a small program. What is the correct syntax to save to the disk as i have no manual.
    Fazz Fazz June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Disk Drive "B:"Help me please! I've Googled 'till I can't Google no more. Is there an EASY way to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on the +3, and when it i…

    ... to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on ... the +3, and when it ...
    guesser guesser September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • FS: spectrum/ZX81 stuff including Triple 3.5" drive unitVarious bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now) [url]http://s…

    Various bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now)

    [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZhldswrth[/url]

    Cheers, Simon
    hldswrth hldswrth November 2006 Sales
  • +3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…

    ... (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise ... seconds of noise). Then the drive light started flashing on and ... have a spare +3 I can nab the drive out of, but ... it's annoying if the drive has got killed by a ...
    links links December 2006 Hardware
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't ... />
    I replaced the drive belt but that made no ... ?

    Is the drive really dead?

    ... I could fit a 3.5" disc drive as 'B', but then ... to fit a 3.5" disc drive internally within a +3?
    < ...
    kevthacker kevthacker July 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive errorsHello!As i am waiting for the ula chips to fix my spectrum 128+ i received another spectrum +3 i bought from ebay. I changed the drive disk belt as …

    ... +3 i bought from ebay.

    I changed the drive disk ... this a problem of my drive?

    It can ... so i think that the drive reads ok.How can i ... i did was open the drive remove some screws place the ... place the screws back and drive seems to read ok.
    Msx2 Msx2 July 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…

    ... . My wife spotted a +3 at ?2 in a charity ... cheap because the disk drive wouldn't load anything ... replace the rubber drive belt and give the drive a general ... Spectrum rather than the disk drive.

    Has ... be covered by the Plus 3 repair manual I've ...
    Morrisman Morrisman November 2007 Hardware
  • ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…

    Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago ... this thing was a disk drive thinger and after a lot ... something wrong with the disk drive? is it fixable? I really ...
    Ultirian Ultirian January 2008 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…

    ... !! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market ... , but despite having replaced the drive belt (albeit with a rather ... and cleaned the heads, the +3 still won't read discs ...
    zuluisgrate zuluisgrate March 2008 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)

    Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
    (measured when taken off)
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …

    I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC.

    Can I use the USB interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?
    Pilsener Pilsener July 2009 Hardware
  • Switch on +3 disk driveI'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found that some kind of switch is badly damaged. The switch is connected to a pad labeled SW2 in t…

    ... testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found ... present?

    The disk drive doesn't run (motor doesn ... unprotected). The original disk drive of the +3 works as expected, so ... problem inside the +3 (at least, no related to the disk drive).
    Zup Zup April 2010 Hardware
  • 3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…

    ... to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no ... success. I have connected it to Drive ... for the ready signal. The drive spins up, but I ... same results using it as drive B.
    I've ... is the disk drive maybe faulty?
    The drive is from ...
    Glenn Glenn December 2010 Hardware
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