Mine has a 6" shaft but I have to twist it little for it to go in, and the handle is not very wide. If you want to make sure it clears every thing and gos in strait make it about 8.5"
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected]>wrote: > > What length would you suggest? I have the ability to purchase a bit at > the local hardware store, and could probably weld it to a shaft easily > enough > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Abel Ortiz Monasterio > <[email protected]> wrote: > > It is a Torx 15 but you really need a very long one, you will have to get > it > > at a specialty store, most likeley. I had our mechanic weld me one > together. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> thanks. > >> I had an idea as I was about to send this, I have a Scsi to IDE > >> adapter that I pulled from an iMac (Allowed a SCSI CDrom and an IDE > >> drive to use the same cable) would that allow me to use an IDE drive? > >> 2nd thing: what size and length of Torx drive would be suggested to open > >> this? > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > The 6100 drive should work fine (50 pin SCSI) & supported systems are > >> > 6.0.7 > >> > to 7.5.5 > >> > per - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP198 > >> > Derek > >> > On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:38 PM, Wolf wrote: > >> > > >> > Macintosh Classic starts at System 6 and ends with System 7 > >> > > >> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Brad McCartney < > [email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I believe you can go sys. 7.1 up to 9.2.2 on a classic. I'm running > 8.6 > >> >> on > >> >> a Performa 6400/180 > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Christian Wacker > >> >> <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I have a Mac Classic, who's hard disk has died recently. I have a > >> >>> 250mb SCSI IBM 3.5" drive that I pulled from a 6100 where the system > >> >>> board components had started seperating from the system board, > causing > >> >>> the system to stop working (Unless weight was applied to the > >> >>> componenets that had de-soldered) > >> >>> > >> >>> Before I spend the small amount of money and time on my Classic, to > >> >>> get a long enough torx driver to open the case, and the time even > >> >>> opening it, would I be able to use the drive with the Classic, and > >> >>> what OS would be suggested? I can get up to system 10.2 from my > >> >>> repository, even though i know that 10.x won't run > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
