Brother MDI-30/MDI-40/PDC-100

Jun 01, 2017 5 Replies
J

Hello, all. The above referenced ca. 1980s MIDI sequencers (termed "Disk Composers" by Brother) all appear to use the same internal 3.5" FDD. The spindle is belt rather than direct driven. I can't find any specific belt info for these devices on line except for the FB-100 Brother drive which was intended for use with their line of knitting machines. I have the MDI-30 and I think a 8.5" or 9" circumference flat belt might work but if anyone can provide some additional detail it would be most welcome. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely,


J. B. Wood e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com
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J

I just replaced the belt on a PDC-100. I got it from

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A 9.8" small square belt worked just fine - their part # SBS9.8. Cost $5.

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I expect he's long gone. If not a stationery belt should do the job.

NT

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J

Hello, and I was the OP on this. I subsequently solved my dilemma with a replacement flat belt from Suburban Electronics. They have quite a selection of these small drive belts and at very reasonable prices. Shipping cost is somewhat less reasonable. Sincerely,

J. B. Wood e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com
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JB, why not replace the disk drive with one of these? ::

It eliminates the diskette altogether and instead you use a USB flash drive ?memory stick? to move songs to your computer.

These USB floppy drive replacements are drop-in, plug-in replacements with apparently no fuss.

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I have a "real" floppy drive that plugs into a USB port. I needed it to install Windows Server 2003 on a Sunfire server.

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