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Re: How to use back side of 5.25 diskkette without punching



Silicon Sam wrote:
iseign wrote:
I want to use the back side of my 5.25" 2D diskkette.
But I don't want to punch it.
I've heard that it'd be possible if I can do some mechanical tinkering
to 5.25" FDD.
(I think that the method is to remove write protection detector inside
of the FDD.)
But I don't know how to.
Once I have opened the case of 5.25 FDD to find that the metal
enclosure inside of plastic case is very hard to disjoint.
If someone knows how to make this possible, plase let me know. Thanks.

  On my Franken2e, I removed the write protect switches from the
drives, and installed some toggle switches instead.

Raymond

Another option is to notch the other side of the disk, just make sure it is a double sided disk, The switch idea is better, I just sold a couple of those. I have one more for my use.

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