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^ Manufacturer    | Digital Systems / \\ J.P.N. / \\ Safronic |
^ Model    | DS-53A |
^ Density    | <abbr>High Density (HD)</abbr>, <abbr>Double Density (DD/2D)</abbr>  |
^ Sides    | <abbr>Double Sided (DS/2S)</abbr>, <abbr>Single Sided (SS/1S)</abbr> |
^ Rotation speed | 300, 360 |
^ Maximum seekable tracks   | 84 |
^ Interface | Shugart \\ (PC-AT compatible) |
^ Data Connnector | 34 position card edge |
^ Power Connnector | 4 pin Molex |
^ Head movement | Metal belt |
^ Head loading | Mechanical |
^ Disk loading | Lever |
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| <colorswatch #EDE9D3: > | Light Beige \\ (PS/2 Beige) |
| <colorswatch #ABA28B: > | Dark Beige \\ (PC-AT Gray) |
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====== Digital Systems/J.P.N./Safronic DS-53A ======
The DS-53A is a 5.25" double sided high density floppy drive made by Digital Systems, J.P.N. and Safronic.
It uses a metal belt to facilitate head movement and locks the disk with a lever. Head loading is done with via mechanical linkage.

It uses the [[#mdk34v-0|MDK34V-0]] control board and the Kumagaya SMK355 motor board.
===== Pictures =====
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| {{:5_25_floppy_drives:digital_systems_j.p.n._safronic_ds-53a:pcb.jpg?200 |}} | ::: | ::: |
===== Jumper settings =====
==== MDK34V-0 ====
{{ :5_25_floppy_drives:digital_systems_j.p.n._safronic_ds-53a:mdk34v-0.pdf |}}
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