joethezombie
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Some of you may remember my "Universal Mount" for the SCSI2SD. It works well for mounting the SCSI2SD v5 or v6 boards in pretty much any Mac, but I've never been happy with how it mounts in the compact Macs:
As you can see, it's upside-down, and it is hard to get to the SD card. You can mount it the other way around, but then it mounts really high above the drive cage, and the SCSI cable is oriented backwards, so you have to twist it. It also leaves a huge area of wasted space. So, with my wife out the state for a few weeks, what better way to spend the down time by improving it for my target machine, the SE/30. Or really, the 805-5050 floppy drive cage, of which it mounts on top.
Here's what it looks like:
And perched on top the floppy drive with the stock LED attached to the periscope!
Used in conjunction with a longer SCSI cable, the cable is run under the mount, and is oriented correctly to connect to the logic board without having to twist it! And it works for both v5 and v6 boards!
I also included mount points to orient the SCSI2SD the "normal" way, but you'll have to twist the cable when connecting to the logic board:
Here it is installed. There's so much room for activities!
The first version has a few problems. First, the tabs that lock into the 805-5050 are too wide, so I had to snip them to size. The whole thing is also 1/8" too long, so I'm worried if tightening the screws it might crack the rear tabs. Also, the mount points for the SCSI2SD are slightly too far foward, which blocks the power connector on the v6 board. I've made changes to the model, and when I get free time at the library again to print another one, I'll make sure everything is good, and then I'll release the design files here. Stay tuned!
As you can see, it's upside-down, and it is hard to get to the SD card. You can mount it the other way around, but then it mounts really high above the drive cage, and the SCSI cable is oriented backwards, so you have to twist it. It also leaves a huge area of wasted space. So, with my wife out the state for a few weeks, what better way to spend the down time by improving it for my target machine, the SE/30. Or really, the 805-5050 floppy drive cage, of which it mounts on top.
Here's what it looks like:
And perched on top the floppy drive with the stock LED attached to the periscope!
Used in conjunction with a longer SCSI cable, the cable is run under the mount, and is oriented correctly to connect to the logic board without having to twist it! And it works for both v5 and v6 boards!
I also included mount points to orient the SCSI2SD the "normal" way, but you'll have to twist the cable when connecting to the logic board:
Here it is installed. There's so much room for activities!
The first version has a few problems. First, the tabs that lock into the 805-5050 are too wide, so I had to snip them to size. The whole thing is also 1/8" too long, so I'm worried if tightening the screws it might crack the rear tabs. Also, the mount points for the SCSI2SD are slightly too far foward, which blocks the power connector on the v6 board. I've made changes to the model, and when I get free time at the library again to print another one, I'll make sure everything is good, and then I'll release the design files here. Stay tuned!
