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  • PlusDlite v2014.1 - problems with floppy power supplyI received a small batch of boards of the new PlusDlite design, which is similar to the original PlusD, with GAL etc. The main differences with the o…

    ... the use of an external power supply.
    I thought I ... : this is done through the floppy flatcable, but on both sides ... (voltage level?) problems with two power supplies, but I hope someone ...
    bverstee bverstee September 2014 Hardware
  • SDP: Floppy adaptors available to contributers !!!Hi folks, I've got a few more of those plus 3 adaptors that will allow you to read and write your 3" disks. The aim is to get you all motivated int…

    ... now just use my PCs floppy power but reverse the cable because ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker March 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…

    ... disconnect the power lead so as not to blow the floppy disk controller ... to connect from the external floppy edge connector on that ... to have an external power supply to power the floppy, no problem there ... I can extend a spare floppy power connector from my PC to ...
    Modern Games are rubbish! Modern Games are rubbish! October 2007 Hardware
  • Beta Disk MicroP 3.5 Disk Drive DIN Connectors signalsHello, I own a Beta Disk with an 3,5" Disk Drive from MP (MicroP) which has two DIN Connectors. One is a DIN Connector with 5 Pins, the other a DI…

    ... . I see it because the disk driver is directly connect to ... and it has the standard power connector . Also the color of ... a standard 5 1/4 Floppy-Power-Connector and an adapter 5 ... 1/4-power-to-3 1/2 Floppy-power.
    (Please see ...
    Luzie Luzie April 2014 Hardware
  • I had a go.I haven't written anything in ZX Basic since the 80s, so I thought I'd have a go. Now just to put you in the picture, I am a developer and know sever…

    ... SD or CF card), from disk (floppy) or maybe from a HDD ... bit overrated, but the 386 power supply started to die, so ... time the computer accesses the floppy disk, is to run a RTC ... midnight each day. Oh, and power blips don't affect it ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …

    ... devices of the PC (hard disk, floppy, CD, etc). Of course it ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Games
  • Reconditioned Sam Coup?, two drives + more...I've popped up a reconditioned Sam Coup&#233; on eBay as a Buy-It-Now listing. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=11012902618…

    ... comes with original manuals, intro disk and power supply.

    I ...
    Quazar Quazar May 2007 Sales
  • spectrum on pcI was just wondering,the pc is brilliant for speccy emus but wen playing speccy games on a pc keyboard it just doesnt feel rite for sum1 who used to …

    ... devices of the PC (hard disk, floppy, CD, etc). Of course it ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2001 Games
  • new to emulators...I tried using a speccy emulator several years ago...but I see that they have improved by leaps and bounds now. So...what is the best emulator to use …

    ... was on a magazine cover disk floppy back in about '92 or ...
    Ed Ed September 2002 Emulators
  • 3 1/2 disk drivesHi, I was just wondering which specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to add to my +3e. Some people have mentioned early Amiga disk drives …

    ... the data cable (+3 floppy B edge connector to PC ... floppy drive) look here:
    ...
    For providing power to floppy you can use a pc ... power supply or (what ... voltage) and a pc floppy power connector on the end.
    thomas3120 thomas3120 February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • madmixI've been playing this game over the past couple of days, and really enjoy this little pacman clone. But being a Spanish game there are some messages…

    ... , A, O, P, M)
    Disk = Floppy Disk (if you want to save ...
    Pavero Pavero January 2005 Games
  • Garry Lancasters +3e site down?Hi, I have been trying to access Garry's page about the +3e ROM, because I know of a utility for the +3 he has on the site which makes it possible f…

    ... http://www.cpcmania.com/Docs/Floppy/Jumpers-Disquetera.gif[/url]
    Floppy/Floppy.htm[/url]

    ... between those two at the Floppy-Drive end of the cable ... nothing) and put an IDE-power to Floppy power convertor on it - this ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Garry Lancasters +3e site down?Hi, I have been trying to access Garry's page about the +3e ROM, because I know of a utility for the +3 he has on the site which makes it possible f…

    ... you will need an external power source for this - the easiest ... nothing) and put an IDE-power to Floppy power convertor on it .[/QUOTE ...
    8bitten 8bitten July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • divIDEAnyone heard any info on these (IDE interface for Speccy) ? I emailed the people responsible for selling these here in the UK, and heard nothing bac…

    ... have a bare IDE hard disk and power supply on your desk ...
    rwap rwap October 2006 Hardware
  • divIDE and CF problems - Help !!!Hi all I have recently purchased 2 divIDE interfaces (not the divIDE Plus). I cannot get the things to work whatsoever - however I am totally new …

    ... you could try is applying power to the CF cards. Some ... have a power connected (a floppy power connector, for example). Apply power to this ... (it's supposed to power the MB02 and a couple floppy drives).
    icabod icabod July 2007 Hardware
  • CF to IDE adapterthese things say that they allow a CF card to appear to a computer as an IDE device, at the hardware level. I'm just curious, would a CF card connec…

    Some high capacity CF cards (512 mb and above) seems to be incompatible with simple interface or divIDE. And that adapters must be powered with a PC power source (or from a floppy power connector), or be modified to use power from the Spectrum.
    Zup Zup December 2007 Hardware
  • connecting 3" flopy disk drive to PClooking at this image: [IMG]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/12/214909/Amiga/3inchFDD_figure.png[/IMG] why are pins 2,4,6 and 14 coneccted to +5V…

    ... +12 and +5 Volts at floppy power connector!!![/B]
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • Using an external 3" drive in PCI have an Amstrad FD1 drive (minus the DDI-1 interface sadly), and on another thread, fog alluded to the idea that I might be able to connect it to m…

    ... for

    [B]1. Power Supply[/B]

    The ... 3" drive Power coupler is reversed - so that ... while the standard FDD Power connector is mechanically compatible - if ... that takes a standard PC floppy power molex and then swaps the ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 October 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum 8bit IDE adaptersHello there my fellow WoS'ers Today I am pleased to (finally) release these little adapters into the wilde [URL="http://postimage.org/image/1aceto6…

    ... 've been looking, where to power the CF card adapter. Now ... to the +5V of the floppy power cable so that'll supply ...
    protek protek October 2011 Sales
  • Where to find (black) external 3.5" floppy drivesI'm searching like a maniac, but I can't seem to find 3.5" external drives of external drive enclosures anywhere. What I need: some single or dual e…

    ... can easily find external USB floppy drives for laptops, and similar ... with a normal style PC floppy power plug. The cable is flat ...
    spider spider January 2012 Hardware
  • Adding IDE to your Spectrum +2 A/B (or +3)Hello my fellow [B]WoS'ers[/B] [B]This is a shared thread with [url]www.amibay.com[/url] which you can [URL="http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=…

    ... some flux liquid to the power terminals - I find the ... /> Holy terminals of much need power rails note the +12v (top ... ]Ahhh the classic 4 pin Floppy Power Molex..... How I love thee ... you fit the new power rail

    (Power soldering .... all four ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 January 2013 Hardware
  • CF card to IDE adaptor - modificationI bought a few bits and pieces recently to get my +3 reading from a CF card, but the cheapest CF card I bought (Sandisk 4GB) needs power that current…

    ... that I should avoid getting power from pin 20?[/QUOTE]< ... 20 you can't get power from it can you : ... you can use it to power the CF card. Nothing ... finding and soldering on a floppy power cable.

    [QUOTE ... whether or not you can power the CF card through ...
    guesser guesser January 2013 Hardware
  • Slight PlusD Mini problemsI'm advancing rapidly now on the PlusD Mini: [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/20130330_104705.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://benophetinternet…

    ... ZX Spectrum
    - The ZX power supply (used original and switching ... floppydrive and cable
    - The floppy power supply (three times)
    - From ... try booting whilst switching off power between attempts.
    I was ...
    bverstee bverstee March 2013 Hardware
  • PlusDlite prototype/first batch is here![IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/20130605_143221.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/20130605_153930.jpg[/IMG] …

    ... set at once, so the floppy power and ZX Spectrum at the ... issues.

    When I power the floppydrives first, and the ...
    bverstee bverstee June 2013 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery OddnessHi everybody, I'm busy trying to repair an Opus Discovery for a customer. It's proving to be quite frustrating. First off, the LM317T regulator fo…

    ... against the ground of the floppy power connector or occasionally the Spectrum ...
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2013 Hardware
  • Toasted +3Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on thi…

    ... mod cons like an external floppy power cable say... or perhaps an ... +3 power supply DIN and standard molex hdd and floppy supply cable ...
    guesser guesser December 2013 Hardware
  • Z80 onto floppy diskGoing to install a 720k disk drive onto my +3 and I was wondering is there any program out there that I could use to read snapshots from floppy disks…

    ... transfer dsk files to real disk, Samdisk and CPCdiskXP. Both of ... a real FDC and floppy (=not a USB floppy!).

    AFAIK ... could use the +3 internal disk floppy to transfer images. I guess ... RS232 and dump it to disk, but no one has developed ...
    Zup Zup February 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Beta Disk MicroP 3.5 Disk Drive DIN Connectors signalsHello, I own a Beta Disk with an 3,5" Disk Drive from MP (MicroP) which has two DIN Connectors. One is a DIN Connector with 5 Pins, the other a DI…

    ... I found an Micro-P Floppy Power Supply for QL on ebay ... .de/itm/Sinclair-QL-Floppy-Netzteil-Trafo-Floppy-Handbuch-NEU-in-OVP ... right connector and the floppy-built-in power-circuit may reduce this ...
    Luzie Luzie April 2014 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …

    ... 12V DC supply for the disk drive motors and it's ... own logic board and the disk drive electronics.

    ... /> Alternatively, does anyone know the power ratings?

    If ... or the power ratings are known, is the disk drive power or current ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2015 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …

    ... further look at the PC floppy power connection plug

    Although ... the PC plastic power connector plugs are loose in ... the drives to power up on the PC Power supply . There is ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2016 Hardware
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