TEAC Floppy Drives

Sim085 · 25 January 2019, 14:06

Hello,

Got my hands on a Teac floppy drive like this one;
http://www.nightfallcrew.com/wp-cont...829_185321.jpg

Works great and have no problem with it. More curious about history stuff...

So far all A500s I had either had a Chinon drives (in the A500s) or Panasonic (in the A500+). I never saw one with a Teac drive.

What I found strange is the location of the power and data connectors. On the Chinon and Panasonic, the power connector is to the right and the data connector is to the left. However for this Teac it is the reverse, the data connector to the right and the power connector to the left. Also the power connector face upwards which makes me wonder if it would close with the shield on.

So I was wondering; Did TAEC drives ship out with A500s? (or 500+)? Or they shipped with some other amiga model?

As explained works great, it is even less noisy then the other drives I have. However did find the differences interesting.

lesta_smsc · 25 January 2019, 14:22

May have been one modified to work on Amiga. Many PC drives can have this done. So you know if it original or had it been opened before?

Sim085 · 25 January 2019, 18:15

It does not have any visible hacks. Also came with an A500 button which fits perfect in the case.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

May have been one modified to work on Amiga. Many PC drives can have this done. So you know if it original or had it been opened before?

davide78 · 16 February 2019, 16:54

My A600 came with a Teac FD-235F floppy drive. As far as I know it should be original. It looks like your drive, except for the power connector that is in the standard, horizontal rear-facing position.

25 January 2019, 14:06	#1
Sim085 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 962	TEAC Floppy Drives Hello, Got my hands on a Teac floppy drive like this one; http://www.nightfallcrew.com/wp-cont...829_185321.jpg Works great and have no problem with it. More curious about history stuff... So far all A500s I had either had a Chinon drives (in the A500s) or Panasonic (in the A500+). I never saw one with a Teac drive. What I found strange is the location of the power and data connectors. On the Chinon and Panasonic, the power connector is to the right and the data connector is to the left. However for this Teac it is the reverse, the data connector to the right and the power connector to the left. Also the power connector face upwards which makes me wonder if it would close with the shield on. So I was wondering; Did TAEC drives ship out with A500s? (or 500+)? Or they shipped with some other amiga model? As explained works great, it is even less noisy then the other drives I have. However did find the differences interesting.

16 February 2019, 16:54	#4
davide78 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Padova / Italy Posts: 36	My A600 came with a Teac FD-235F floppy drive. As far as I know it should be original. It looks like your drive, except for the power connector that is in the standard, horizontal rear-facing position. Attached Thumbnails

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25 January 2019, 14:22	#2
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,175	May have been one modified to work on Amiga. Many PC drives can have this done. So you know if it original or had it been opened before?

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