In search of...5.25" faceplate & mount for WangDAT 3100 or 3200

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat Nov 17 18:50:03 2001

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:

> I figure with the "stuff" people in this group latch onto someone might have
> one of these. I presently have a WangDAT 3200 (2/4gb DDS1 tape) drive with
> the narrow faceplate and I want to put it into the external SCSI case I have
> now with my other 3200. Problem being that it's the 3.5" mount and that it
> won't really go into a 5.25 to 3.5" adapter as it's as tall as a 5.25" half
> height drive desoite it being only 3.5" wide. That basically makes it 1.5x
> as tall as a normal 3.5" floppy drive - no go for a regular adapter.

Several years ago, I needed to mount a 3" (think Amstrad) floppy drive
in a 5.25" slot. It too is the height of a 5.25" half high. To do it,
I obtained a 5.25 to 3.5" harddisk adapter. Drilling some new holes,
shimming out the brackets with washers, and cutting the center out of
the faceplate created a rather presentable installation. You might
consider such an approach.
                                                 - don

> Both Mountain and WangDAT made an adapter for 5.25" for these 2 drives
> specifically consisting of a 5.25" faceplate and two 3.5" to 5.25" side
> brackets (about the same as a standard adapter has). If anyone has a JUNK
> 3100 or 3200 drive around they want to get rid of, parts or left overs from
> one or even a spare good drive (3100 or 3200) they want to sell cjeap then
> drop me a direct note or on the list. I will contact you direct. If you have
> a drive with the 5.25" face and want to swap to the smaller 3.5" then that
> works too as I have an extra 3.5" faceplate I can mail out in advance.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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