the original MGT SAM Coupe diskdrives are from Citizen, they are indeed a bit different than PC drives. One possible way is to get a replacement drivebelt, or buy a replacement diskdrive, both can be ordered from Quazar: http://www.samcoupe.com/
The original drives will probably be only be able to get in used, if at all. Thomas ________________________________ Von: Aleš Keprt <[email protected]> An: [email protected] Gesendet: 18:37 Donnerstag, 19.Januar 2012 Betreff: Floppy drive problem So after a renewed the power supply, I found a problem with floppy drive. There is a rubber which connects the engine to the centre of the disk to let it spin. Simply said: The rubber is aged, it needs to be either replaced, or the whole drive needs to be replaced. But as I can see the connector of the floppy drive is not the same as the connector on the PC drive. I understand that Sam Coupe’s drive has its own controller, but even the rest isn’t the same. I wonder where had MGT got the original Citizen drives from? They definitely aren’t PC drives. Any suggestions? (Please don’t tell me about compact flash now. ;-)) /--- Aley
