Wanted SF-314 (double sided Atari ST external drive)

[PhilC]

I am hoping the goex long button will be available soon I have a 354 that i would use. The motor long since wore out. I think mine has a funny adapter compared to picture here

Tom

I've recycled mine into a case to house my et4000 and isa adaptor for one of my Megas after the drive died. It was just the right size

[stephen_usher]

The rhomboid long button floppies in the STF(M) use the standard Shugart IDC connection.

[Tomswork]

I will have to open up my sf354 I think it had a idc ribbon cable to the drive.. and find the power pack

Tom

[Velociraptor]

So this is all I know until the items arrive

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And this is the STFM that I have that needs repaired.

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So my hope is that I can do it. There's no rush though, so I can explore at my own pace, carefully and not just make a mess of it. I feel like I do need to open the drives anyway, even if just to clean any dust and lint out, clean the heads and grease the worm screw etc, check caps for bulging etc. So hopefully at that point I'll see what's what.

[Tomswork]

My strange sf354 it has a sony drive in it and the case has been modified

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Tom

[stephen_usher]

That may already be a double sided drive then.

[Tomswork]

Yes I have to find the power pack and cable I have seen them for awhile

Tom

[Velociraptor]

My hope is that Atari made some SF354s double sided before changing the model to SF314, like they did with 520STs adding the modulator for a while before changing the badge to 520STM.

It'll be interesting to hear if what looks to be a DS/DD drive in Tomswork's 354 works as that.