Tandon TM848-2 Floppy drive power - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Jan 2007

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 [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Fred Cisin
 Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:22 PM
 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
 Subject: RE: Tandon TM848-2 Floppy drive power

 On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
  OK, I'm home looking at the drive. The wiring
harness from the power
 supply does connect +5, +12, and +24 to the plug that goes into the
 drive. However the TM848-2 drives have pin 4 vacant on the   connector on
  the drive. That is, there is no pin there. Sounds
  dangerous, but that is
  typical of Tandy's shortcuts.  
 Tandy and Tandon are not THAT close.

 The wiring harness is made by Tandy, in the Tandy 6000. That this harness has power
going to a drive power plug that isn't used it typical of Tandy's shortcuts. They
banked on the fact that Tandon would NEVER put another pin in that socket.