Atari 520STFM Sony 920 mod

[somacast]

Hi , 

 

I found good almost new sony floppy drive , did the easy part which is the jumper mod .. works fine..

 

now for the known issues:

 

how to remove that original floppy cable from the atari motherboard? is it removable? because the cable has to be flipped for the sony drive

 

second thing is the face plate of the original, this is the type with large button in the center, again, it doesn't want to come off the original single sided drive , any hints please, it shouldn't break.. 

 

thanks

[TGB1718]

9 minutes ago, somacast said:

how to remove that original floppy cable from the atari motherboard? is it removable? because the cable has to be flipped for the sony drive

Have to do the same for a GOEX drive, unless you want to try unsoldering the header and putting in a socket, the only way is

to use a short extender cable allowing the twist.

 

Sorry can't help with the faceplate, usually they are just pushed on with the plastic providing "spring clips" to hold it on.

[somacast]

Noted with thanks 

i think headers could be easier here , lemme give it a try

[somacast]

1 hour ago, TGB1718 said:

Have to do the same for a GOEX drive, unless you want to try unsoldering the header and putting in a socket, the only way is

to use a short extender cable allowing the twist.

 

Sorry can't help with the faceplate, usually they are just pushed on with the plastic providing "spring clips" to hold it on.

Thanks again , header installed,  worked too, now i need some mechanical works for the eject button 

 

here I come StarField ... i wonder how many floppies shall i prepare for 100 GB ..

Edited September 29, 2023 by somacast

[JamesWD]

An easy solution of flipping cable and changing ID :

 

FLOPPY CABLE FLIP KIT

 

https://exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0208

 

 

[somacast]

thank you very much 

[somacast]

it is a great website,

 

now other than the factthatt I have installed pins header

 

is this cable usable with atari? or do i need one without twist?  

 

it worked at first , but i am seeing issues now..

 

thanks

[somacast]

just to add , yes , it can't have a twist to use it with Atari ..

 

secondly, I was able to mod internally a samsung drive to work, but again it needs some mechanical solution for eject as its face-less type , so no button even