[Coco] FD-502 drive

[Bruce W. Calkins]

>> Unless they made different '502 drives, mine do not have a 3.5"  style 
>> connector.
>> They're more akin to the old-school audio connector on mainboards/ sounds 
>> boards, to connect to, say, a CDROM
>> drive. the pins are much shorted, and plug straight down into the  drive, 
>> near the back.
>
> No, you are right, they aren't quite the same.  But I successfully 
> plugged in a 3-1/2" drive using the existing power connector in the 
> FD-502.  It's a tight squeeze since the pin sizes are different, but  the 
> spacing and layout is the same, so it works.
>
> -- JP


Yup, I did that 3.5" trick once.  Then I got a oddball drive that matched 
the 502 and had a little problem restoring the plug.

Bruce W.