[Coco] FD502 drive information

[Steve Batson]

Bill,
It's hard to say exactly since it's been a very long time and I don't have 
one of these drives handy to look at, however....The terminating resistors 
that I've worked with usually look like a chip and often times are not 
black, they may be a yellowish / orange color, but don't hold me to that 
any color is possible. Also, on most drives that they used them on, they 
were typically in a socket so you can pop them right out or install them as 
needed. Some looked like a chip with pins on both sides and some had pins 
in just one side and stuck up in the air when plugged in. Another thing 
about them, they aren't always a perfectly flat/squared off package, they 
often look like something was molded over what's in side. On a floppy 
drive, they are most likely the only device in a socket, but again don't 
hold me to that. Finally, some drives don't have obvious terminating 
resistors, so in that case, the termination might be done internally when 
jumpers or whatever is used for the drive selection is set. The best thing 
you can do is find a manual for the exact drive model you have and see 
what's mentioned in there.

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From: "Bill" <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:06 AM
To: "Coco Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: [Coco] FD502 drive information 

Where is the terminating resistor on a FD-502 drive? I've got two that I
cannot make work, regardless of what I try.  The gentleman I got them from
was using them then they started giving him problems, so he gave them to 
me.

Thanks

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