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

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Sat Nov 17 19:58:49 2001

I've been attempting many different ways, maybe I'll try this and see what
comes of it.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Behalf Of Don Maslin
-> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 6:50 PM
-> To: Classic computers message group
-> Subject: Re: In search of...5.25" faceplate & mount for WangDAT 3100 or
-> 3200
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-> 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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Received on Sat Nov 17 2001 - 19:58:49 GMT