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Filename: DISCS1
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File size: 0EB1 bytes
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Exec address: FFFF8023
File contents
   10MODE3:VDU23,1,0;0;0;0;:VDU14:PRINT''"PRESS <SHIFT> TO SCROLL"'':PROCtext
   20REPEAT:PRINT''"PLEASE PRESS <P> TO PRINT TEXT, <F> FOR NEXT FILE, <M> FOR MAIN MENU"
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  100PRINT"          A D D I N G   A   S E C O N D   D I S C   D R I V E"
  110PRINT"          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
  120PRINT
  130PRINT"Towards the end of last year JOHN CRANE wrote to me asking if I could help"
  140PRINT"with the problems he was having with the 5.25"" disc drive he had added to"
  150PRINT"his Electron system. Unfortunately I had very little advice to offer, so"
  160PRINT"John took the bull by the horns and found the solution for himself. At my"
  170PRINT"request, he has kindly produced the following article which should be of"
  180PRINT"great interest to anyone who wishes to add a second drive to their Elk or"
  190PRINT"Beeb but has a limited budget."
  200PRINT"                              ----o---O---o----"
  210PRINT"The drive I bought was a ""NAKED"" refurbished TEAC FD55F (80 track)  from"
  220PRINT"DISPLAY ELECTRONICS.  The price  (including vat and p+p) was #35-78 (they"
  230PRINT"do a 40 track even cheaper)."
  240PRINT
  250PRINT"The case and power supply unit were bought as surplus stock from the"
  260PRINT"""BARGAIN LIST"" pages of GREENWELD ELECTRONICS, price #12-95 +#3 p+p. A total"
  270PRINT"altogether of #51-73."
  280PRINT
  290PRINT"The next cheapest price I could find for a refurbished drive with case and"
  300PRINT"psu was from FRC ELECTRONICS who can supply one for the BBC at a total"
  310PRINT"cost of #80-49, including postage, packing and VAT."
  320PRINT
  330PRINT"Now for the tricky bit, connecting it all together. The case with psu"
  340PRINT"comes to bits and inside is a circuit board which has a ribbon cable"
  350PRINT"attached with a 34-way board edge connector on one end and a 34-way IDC"
  360PRINT"header socket on the other (plugged into board). Remove this cable and"
  370PRINT"throw the board away - unless you have some other use for it."
  380PRINT
  390PRINT"All the screws etc are provided to enable you to mount the disc drive and"
  400PRINT"the standard power connector plugs straight into the back of the drive. I"
  410PRINT"have an original ACORN PLUS-3 so I'm not sure about the interface"
  420PRINT"connections for other set-ups but I would imagine it shouldn't be vastly"  
  430PRINT"different."
  440PRINT
  450PRINT"The cable that you rescued earlier on now plugs straight onto the board"
  460PRINT"edge at the rear of the PLUS-3 (immediately behind 3.5"" disc drive)."
  470PRINT"Although the PLUS-3 ""User Guide"" is decidedly sketchy on this matter, I've"
  480PRINT"discovered by trial and error that looking from the front of the unit,"
  490PRINT"Pin-1 (marked with an arrow on the connector) is to the right. If you"
  500PRINT"observe this, the plug can only go one way up (if you put it upside down"
  510PRINT"Pin-1 will not be on the right). Next you need a ribbon cable with a"
  520PRINT"34-way panel mounted IDC plug on one end and a 34-way board edge connector"
  530PRINT"on the other. A local computer spares supplier or repairer should be able"
  540PRINT"to provide one or contact PRES Ltd."
  550PRINT
  560PRINT"The panel mount plug will attach to the hole in the back panel of the case"
  570PRINT"vacated by the removal of the circuit board. The cable from the PLUS-3"
  580PRINT"will now plug into this and the free end (inside the case) will slot onto"
  590PRINT"the rear of the 5.25"" disc drive."
  600PRINT
  610PRINT"Finally you need a power cord for the power supply unit. I used one from"
  620PRINT"an old printer,they are not hard to come by but if  you're stuck MAPLIN"
  630PRINT"ELECTRONICS do one - catalogue number BW99H (#2.45 + #1.40 handling)."
  640PRINT
  650PRINT"It sounds a bit complicated, but when you have all the bits in front of you"
  660PRINT"its fairly straight forward and I'll happily answer any queries to the best"
  670PRINT"of my ability."
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�Q�"Towards the end of last year JOHN CRANE wrote to me asking if I could help"
�Q�"with the problems he was having with the 5.25"" disc drive he had added to"
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�P�"John took the bull by the horns and found the solution for himself. At my"
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�P�"great interest to anyone who wishes to add a second drive to their Elk or"
�%�"Beeb but has a limited budget."
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�Q�"The drive I bought was a ""NAKED"" refurbished TEAC FD55F (80 track)  from"
�P�"DISPLAY ELECTRONICS.  The price  (including vat and p+p) was #35-78 (they"
�#�"do a 40 track even cheaper)."
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^N�"attached with a 34-way board edge connector on one end and a 34-way IDC"
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�P�"the standard power connector plugs straight into the back of the drive. I"
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�S�"Although the PLUS-3 ""User Guide"" is decidedly sketchy on this matter, I've"
�M�"discovered by trial and error that looking from the front of the unit,"
�L�"Pin-1 (marked with an arrow on the connector) is to the right. If you"
�O�"observe this, the plug can only go one way up (if you put it upside down"
�K�"Pin-1 will not be on the right). Next you need a ribbon cable with a"
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*�"to provide one or contact PRES Ltd."
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N)�"the rear of the 5.25"" disc drive."
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lN�"an old printer,they are not hard to come by but if  you're stuck MAPLIN"
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