17 Nov
2001
17 Nov
'01
1:50 p.m.
On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:
I figure with the "stuff" people in this
group latch onto someone might have
one of these. I presently have a WangDAT 3200 (2/4gb DDS1 tape) drive with
the narrow faceplate and I want to put it into the external SCSI case I have
now with my other 3200. Problem being that it's the 3.5" mount and that it
won't really go into a 5.25 to 3.5" adapter as it's as tall as a 5.25"
half
height drive desoite it being only 3.5" wide. That basically makes it 1.5x
as tall as a normal 3.5" floppy drive - no go for a regular adapter.
Several years ago, I needed to mount a 3" (think Amstrad) floppy drive
in a 5.25" slot. It too is the height of a 5.25" half high. To do it,
I obtained a 5.25 to 3.5" harddisk adapter. Drilling some new holes,
shimming out the brackets with washers, and cutting the center out of
the faceplate created a rather presentable installation. You might
consider such an approach.
- don
Both Mountain and WangDAT made an adapter for
5.25" for these 2 drives
specifically consisting of a 5.25" faceplate and two 3.5" to 5.25" side
brackets (about the same as a standard adapter has). If anyone has a JUNK
3100 or 3200 drive around they want to get rid of, parts or left overs from
one or even a spare good drive (3100 or 3200) they want to sell cjeap then
drop me a direct note or on the list. I will contact you direct. If you have
a drive with the 5.25" face and want to swap to the smaller 3.5" then that
works too as I have an extra 3.5" faceplate I can mail out in advance.
Thanks in advance.