Re: Converting .DSK images to 5.25" floppy (part 2)

["Laine Houghton" <laine@@@intergate.com>]

"Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> wrote in message
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[SNIP]
> I questioned Vincent on this.  He said that some older 360K drives will
allow
> flipping the disk.  He said that just reading from the other head reads
the
> data backwards but the main problem is that the other head is positioned
> differently so you loose three tracks.  Apparently "flipped" disks is a
problem
> with the Catweasel card because he referred me to a site that shows a
hardware
> fix so a drive can read a flipped disk.
> I found the information on the site to be cryptic but here it is if you
are
> interested:
>
> http://home.t-online.de/home/indcomp/flipside.html
>

That actually made sense to me. A floppy disk with only one sense hole when
flipped would provide no hole over the photo detector.

The author was suggesting a fix using a magnetic reed switch. Basically
cutting out the photo detector and attaching the reed switch to the wires.
Then gluing a small magnet to the floppy drive flywheel and affixing the
switch in close proximity to the flywheel so that as the magnet passes by
the switch is made.