Hello guys,
I'm looking for 3" drive for my Atmos. I have several Cumana controllers, so I could trade one of them for WORKING 3" drive. I don't need the case, I need only the drive. So if you need a controller, but you have spare drive, I'll be glad to trade.
Best regards,
George
Oric controller for exchange
Re: Oric controller for exchange
Hm, the drive from a Amstrad PCW8256 isn't compatible, is it?
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Re: Oric controller for exchange
i think the amscrap drives work,
but check the belt.
i saw a couple of years back on an amscrap forum that if you leave the drive unused for years the drive-belt stretches & goes into an oval shape that wont spin cleanly.
they where locating new belts btw.
but check the belt.
i saw a couple of years back on an amscrap forum that if you leave the drive unused for years the drive-belt stretches & goes into an oval shape that wont spin cleanly.
they where locating new belts btw.
Re: Oric controller for exchange
I have tried with Amstrad drive a year ago, but with no success. The drive was from working CPC 128 and I have rebuilt the cable carefully. I have no explanation why it's not working, all the signals were at right plase. T have feeling that the drive were spin slowly than on real Amstrad. The drive were spin, but the data had not read It's strange, because the Oric drive could work on PC, and the Amstrad drive could work on PC.
Re: Oric controller for exchange
My drive belt was bad, but I replaced it last year with a new one from ebay. I will test it on my microdrive then, but I'm on vacation for another couple of weeks.