1 Dec
2014
1 Dec
'14
6:15 p.m.
On 12/01/2014 02:49 PM, Ali wrote:
Does anybody know if it is normal for a TM-848E to
spin up for a few seconds
after getting power and then stop spinning. The only other 8" drives I have
experience with seem to start spinning when power is applied and keep
spinning regardless of if the door is latched or if there is a disk in
there. Thanks.
The 848 has a DC motor--most full-height drives have an AC line-powered
motor, so they spin all the time.
My guess is that it's probably normal, since there's also a circuit in
the 848 to detect when a disk is inserted and turns on the motor to
correctly seat the floppy.
--Chuck