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Title: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: carvedeye on May 11, 2012, 10:06:43 PM

Hi all, I recently purchased an amiga 500 with a faulty floppy drive and was wondering where i can get a replacement from? Am i able to use an amiga 1200 floppy drive?

TIA

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: CritAnime on May 11, 2012, 10:35:08 PM

AmigaKit sometimes have replacements. Failing that you couks always consider a HxC. I know its not a real floppy drive but it means your not having to mess around with possibly corroded and corrupted floppies.

I love mine.

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: carvedeye on May 12, 2012, 03:15:08 PM

@ CritAnime

Thats a great idea but i would much prefer the real thing i will see if there is any at amigakit :)

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: carvedeye on May 12, 2012, 06:44:42 PM

Well i have checked out amigakit but they have no floppy drives for the amiga 500 :(


Does anyone know where to get a replacement ? will an amiga 1200 drive work?

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: CritAnime on May 12, 2012, 06:48:55 PM

Dunno where about you live dude but found a drive on ebay.

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/310399951877?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: carvedeye on May 12, 2012, 08:02:13 PM

Quote from: CritAnime;692947

Dunno where about you live dude but found a drive on ebay.

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/310399951877?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y

Im in the UK, and never gave airey a thought :)

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: runequester on May 12, 2012, 10:33:02 PM

If it'd work, I have an A2000 drive, but even if it does work, it'd cost a boatload to ship it to the UK :(

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: CritAnime on May 12, 2012, 10:47:39 PM

He has an ebid store too :) you could try there.

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: Lurch on May 12, 2012, 11:43:11 PM

http://www.amigamaniac.com/pc2afda.html ;-)

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: Dr.Bongo on May 12, 2012, 11:53:51 PM

An A1200 drive will function but not fit inside the 500's case correctly. Buying a replacement from airey36 on ebay is a safe bet though, his stuff is good.

link - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chinnon-Internal-disk-drive-Amiga-500-plus-tested-working-GC-/310399706857?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item484543a6e9

p.s I am in no way connected with airey, I have just bought a few bits from him.

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: Weemus on May 16, 2012, 05:07:03 PM

Please check eBay. They have several drives available. I just bought one for my 500.

Title: Re: Amiga 500 Replacement Floppy?
Post by: CritAnime on May 16, 2012, 05:32:57 PM

I have bought bits off airey36 myself. Never had an issue with his stuff :)