The FD-35 Series
Technical specifications
(Source: Brochure TEAC FD-35 Series)
The TEAC mini flexible disk drive series FD-35 includes in principle 4 main generations. In the first generation there are the drives A to F, like the TEAC FD-55. The „second“ generation carries the additional letter H. Whereby this only concerns the F generation.
- FD-35A ... DD, SS, 40 tracks, 67.5 tpi ... 180K (250K)
- FD-35B ... DD, DS, 40 tracks, 67.5 tpi ... 360K (500K)
- FD-35E ... DD, SS, 80 tracks, 135 tpi .... 360K (500K)
- FD-35F ... DD, DS, 80 tracks, 135 tpi .... 720K (1.0M)
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- FD-35HF .. HD, DS, 80 tracks, 135 tpi .... 1.44M (2.0M)
- FD-35HFN . HD, DS, 80 tracks, 135 tpi .... 1.44M (2.0M)
I do not know the meaning of the "N" in "HFN"; "H" = high density; ( ) unformatted.
Unlike the later 3.5 inch drives, these still need 12V for the motor.
Specifications (S) and brochures (B)
- B: TEAC FD-35
- S: TEAC FD-35 (A, B, E, F)