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Manual Needed - LYNX 470 Drive Exerciser / Alignment Tool
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gslick
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Post an update here if you ever find a manual for the LYNX 470, and maybe upload it to archive.org too if you can. I have a LYNX 470 without any documentation, or accessory cables. It's not even clear how power is supposed to be supplied to it.
I have been in contact with someone who has the manual. He also knows someone with a few additional adapters (I'm thinking Apple drive adapters). He's planning on sending me pictures of those adapters. He said he would get me a copy, but he's busy right now and doesn't think he can get to it for a few weeks. I'll follow up with him in a few weeks and hopefully we'll have a manual we can post online. Mine came with standard straight floppy cables (34 and 50 pin). The other cable was a 10 pin IDC cable with test leads on each wire. Here are some pictures, but hopefully the manual will have the cable pinouts. I'm sure I can send them to you if the manual doesn't work out. It seems the device gets its power from the floppy drive itself.
joeri.vanharen
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Super interested to also obtain a manual - I just bought one myself (yet to receive) - this would be such a nice addition to the calibration collection if it works! - Thanks for the pictures posted already!
archcosmo
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Hi there
I think I can help here - joined the forum actually after google searching the pinout configuration for the test clips cable, and found this topic.
I've got an incomplete Lynx 470 set here which includes the manual, a Dysan alignment disk, some blank DSDD 5.25" disks to test read/write, but it's missing the alignment test clip ribbon cable.
Pictures above help me out a lot, and finally allow me to confirm my unit is in working order, by patching together some Dupont PCB pin header jumper leads and some logic analyzer mini hookup leads. I intend on using it to troubleshoot the track alignment of a Panasonic JU-475-5 no-flip TRK00 modded floppy drive (meant for single-pass flux dumps of C64 disks via Kryoflux, and also Greaseweazle).
Anyway - I can scan the manual for you guys, to return the favour. It'll take a couple of weeks to get it all done though.
cheers
I think I can help here - joined the forum actually after google searching the pinout configuration for the test clips cable, and found this topic.
I've got an incomplete Lynx 470 set here which includes the manual, a Dysan alignment disk, some blank DSDD 5.25" disks to test read/write, but it's missing the alignment test clip ribbon cable.
Pictures above help me out a lot, and finally allow me to confirm my unit is in working order, by patching together some Dupont PCB pin header jumper leads and some logic analyzer mini hookup leads. I intend on using it to troubleshoot the track alignment of a Panasonic JU-475-5 no-flip TRK00 modded floppy drive (meant for single-pass flux dumps of C64 disks via Kryoflux, and also Greaseweazle).
Anyway - I can scan the manual for you guys, to return the favour. It'll take a couple of weeks to get it all done though.
cheers
joeri.vanharen
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@archcosmo that is great news! - Interestingly enough - I am trying to use mine for a the same purpose, as well as getting to calibrate a number of 1541 drives !
archcosmo
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hi again
finished scanning the manual - 300 dpi PDF can be retrieved from this Internet Archive URL:
Lynx 470 Users Manual
Don't think I can upload the 66MB file to this thread though, but the relevant page for the alignment cable is attached.
Unfortunately, their diagram doesn't correspond to the actual coloured wire order on the 10 pin female IDC connector..
Suffice it to say, the Lynx 470 gets it's 5V supply from the large clip connector with the Red/Orange wire attached to the 5V pin on the floppy drive.
Ground is normally connected via the common ground pins (odd pins) in the floppy cable, rather than the Grey or Black wires.
Minimal connections to use the Lynx 470 would be:
Red/Orange = 5V
Yelllow = Radial (ie RW Head output)
Green = Radial (RW Head output)
Blue = Track0
White = Index Pulse
The floppy drive's service manual would/should have an explanation of whether the index pulse is a +ve (rising) or -ve (falling) pulse is generated by the drive, which is set on the Lynx 470 by the index toggle switch. The manual recommends +ve for 8" floppy drives, and -ve for 5.25" floppy drives.
cheers!
finished scanning the manual - 300 dpi PDF can be retrieved from this Internet Archive URL:
Lynx 470 Users Manual
Don't think I can upload the 66MB file to this thread though, but the relevant page for the alignment cable is attached.
Unfortunately, their diagram doesn't correspond to the actual coloured wire order on the 10 pin female IDC connector..
Suffice it to say, the Lynx 470 gets it's 5V supply from the large clip connector with the Red/Orange wire attached to the 5V pin on the floppy drive.
Ground is normally connected via the common ground pins (odd pins) in the floppy cable, rather than the Grey or Black wires.
Minimal connections to use the Lynx 470 would be:
Red/Orange = 5V
Yelllow = Radial (ie RW Head output)
Green = Radial (RW Head output)
Blue = Track0
White = Index Pulse
The floppy drive's service manual would/should have an explanation of whether the index pulse is a +ve (rising) or -ve (falling) pulse is generated by the drive, which is set on the Lynx 470 by the index toggle switch. The manual recommends +ve for 8" floppy drives, and -ve for 5.25" floppy drives.
cheers!
