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Sure, I got your argument and I agree. I simply shared some extra info I forgotted to share before.
No disappointment from my side at all. Please feel free to explain the speed adjusting procedure: I'll consider it but I can't promise anything

vanpeebles wrote:See if it will format a disk and write some files to it

Yes I know, but first I have to find a sufficiently old PC/OS capable of recognising the drive itself!

I would like to be sure if it's still working. I do have a couple of 5.25 floppy discs (who knows if they are still reliable?) but how to test? Should I search for a very old PC to connect the drive to? Probably also the Trumpcard will not recognise it automatically since it is set for a PC. I'm ope...

I have this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uj706s9hxoh9b ... 4.jpg?dl=0

I don't think that a so slight speed difference could be sufficient to produce such results. Consider Loop time formula. LoopTime[s] = TapeLenght[mm] / ( RollerDiameter[mm] * PI) / MotorSpeed [r/m] * 60 Another information about that top-performance cartridge: the speedtest reported (and continues ...

Dave wrote:Probably before QL2

I just want to be able to plug my QubIDE and Gold Card into the QL at the same time, in order to be able to run floppies and a hard disk on one machine at the same time. Out of curiosity: What is the advantage of this much larger solution over QL-SD, which is also Qubide on SDHC card, just as conta...

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tcat wrote: Can you comment on motor power leads, if they are laid each from either side of the Iss#5 head board, as shown in RWAPs' pictures?

Yes the wiring seems to correspond. Please see the pictures I posted:
http://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2& ... =20#p19357

concerning my straight-edged mdv: when I mounted them in the QL i decided to swap the units (and the shield). So my current mdv2 was originally the mdv1. I did't pay much attention on which unit got the best performance. I'll do some tests After some tests I can say that the best results are averag...