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Manufacturer Chinon
Model FR-506
Density HD, DD/2D, SD/1D1)
Sides DS/2S, SS/1S
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 Leadscrew
Head loading Mechanical
Disk loading Lever
Known colors
 
Light Beige
(PS/2 Beige)
 
Dark Beige
(PC-AT Gray)

Chinon FR-506

The FR-506 is a 5.25“ double sided high density floppy drive made by Chinon. All variants uses a leadscrew to facilitate head movement and locks the disk with a lever. Head loading is done with via mechanical linkage. The drive can read and write at high density and double density and only read at single density.

It uses the Samsung DMFSEC05B, JVC SS02 or Sankyo SB94A motor board.

Revisions

Rev B

Description

The revision B uses the 319FXXXSEP01(X) control board.

Pictures



Jumper settings

319FXXXSEP01(X)

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5_25_floppy_drives/chinon_fr_506.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/15 10:57 by js