#Mitsumi quick disk drive belt serial
It is connected to the serial bus via a 6-pin DIN cable to the Commodore 64. All 1541 models use a single density drive mechanism with a single read/write head. A bit much IMO, especially since I don't need the external casing.The Commodore 1541 or CBM-1541 (early models: VIC-1541 or - Germany only - VC-1541) is a floppy disk drive which uses 5.25" disks. The seller asks 30 EUR + postage for it, which seems to be in line with completed ebay auctions.
I found a used external CPC drive for sale here in Finland. At least the disks are a bit different, I'd doubt that the drive is compatible with the SF-7000 floppies. SC-3000 Survivors tutorial says that there are also other drives than EME-150s in SF-7000s, but doesn't mention any models.įamicom Disk System uses Mitsumi's "Quick Disk" 3-inch floppies.
I would guess that at least all the EME-15X drives should work with SF-7000. I Could not find any info on Osborne drives. At least some Tatung Einsteins had drives made by Teac, possibly Matsushita's EME-150s too. Spectrum +3 probably used EME-150A/156/155 like the CPC. I found references to the following (there can be more of course):ĮME-150: Single head, single density, probably the oldest/first one, SF-7000ĮME-150A: Single head, single density, new mechanism, Amstrad CPC?ĮME-156: Single head, single density, old mechanism, Amstrad PCW & CPCĮME-155: Single head, single density, new mechanism, Amstrad PCW & CPCĮME-131: Single head, double density, new mechanism, only found in brochure?ĮME-232: Double head, double density, old mechanism, Amstrad PCWĮME-231: Double head, double density, new mechanism, Amstrad PCW X seems to indicate the number of heads, Y the density (5 = single, 3 = double) and Z the (illogical) revision of the drive. There were several 3" Matsushita models labeled EME-XYZ. The drive in my SF-7000 is a Matsushita EME-150: I investigated the drive issue a bit further, interesting stuff :) Even the used Amstrad drives seem to be quite rare in the usual places :/ Maybe I'll have to start looking for a new drive too. I've been unable to catch the folk at, they could have had some pointers on what to do next. So I guess the problem is either drive shaft (I wonder if this is the threaded axle attached to another motor) lubrication, drive stepper motor out of step (no idea about this one), or then of course something else can be broken. It just returns the "insert disk" prompt very quickly. There really is no action visible or audible after a disk has been put in and space is pressed. Actually it started spinning as soon as power was turned on, even if there was no disk inserted. It seemed quite slow but maybe that's how it's supposed to be. The disk motor is spinning, judging from the visible part of the wheel at the bottom of the drive. I replaced the belt but it didn't fix the problem like I suspected :( I got back from Christmas holiday and was able to take another look on my disk drive. Great to hear that the dumping project is proceeding! Some bloke on that forum seemed to be able to read Amstrad CPC disks successfully, so probably it works with an SF-7000 too? I stumbled across this one the other day. I searched the forum for 'SF-7000' and it seems that getting data out of the disks has at least been somewhat laborious. Any ideas what to do next if a new belt won't fix the problem? Not sure if it's the belt in this case, but I ordered a new CPC drive belt and will replace it anyway. Aside from the LED it seems pretty dead, can't hear anything when it's supposed to attempt reading. Maybe the importer did something to the power cable/supply and added a mark on the sticker?Īnyway, as was to expected, the 3" disk drive isn't working. Based on that, a 'FI' stamp(?) on the sticker on the back of the unit and the Nokia power cable with a big round grounded wall plug, I would guess that these were imported to Finland back in the day like the SC-3000s. The previous owner said he bought it from a friend ~20 years ago. It came with a a connection cable (pried open and taped back together for some reason), a manual, a broken SC-3000, 9 disks and 2 joysticks. I was able to find me an SF-7000 here in Finland. SF-7000 Thread Vol n+1 Posted: Sat 8:43 pm
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