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

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Laine Houghton" <laine@@@intergate.com> wrote in message
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> "Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> wrote in message
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> > 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.

Thanks for the explanation.  I now see what they are doing.

Charlie