Charmilles Machines techno geek help.

[Chad 73]

Hey, I haven't been here in a long time. Alot has changed. For know i could use some techno help please. We have several EDM machines that use the OLD 3.5" 720 kb formating. Yes i said 720 kb not 1.44mb most people are familiar to. Well the drives are starting to die and tehy seem to be hard to find replacements for. Does anyone know why it has to be a 720kb drive? Will a 1.44Mb drive work in it's place? or does the machine need to be configured specially for the 1.44Mb. Anyone with computer hardware knowledle please chim in and offer your two cents.

 

Thanks!!

 

Chad

[pip]

We are finding the same problem here with our charmiles. Looking at fitting one of these. http://www.floppytousb.com/

[shazam/TPP]

Charmilles doesn't have any? i have bought one from them in the last January, p/n 970309. I believe a service tech told me years ago that there are some jumpers at the back of the drive to switch between 720k and 1.44mb.

[Vishal]

Hi

Buy Floppy to usb converters from here and forget floppy drives for ever. They work

 

720 kb Double Density Charmilles Floppy to usb converter

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290688410091?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

 

 

1.44 mb Charmilles Floppy to usb converter

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300700338134?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

Regards

[stuflo]

That's all well and good. But you then need to get the software on the disks onto Usb. It's not that simple or so I was told by charmilles.

 

As regards to the drive yes there is jumpers at the back. Even if you buy one from charmilles you will have to set the jumpers.

 

it's in 720 format because machine manufacturers weren't fussed by the latest technology then got stuck in a rut because of having to upgrade all existing machines.