Omega-TI Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I know a guy that had a great idea for the TI, but in over a year has made absolutely no attempt to do anything with it, in fact I doubt he ever will. This idea not appear too difficult to accomplish (with three or four of you here) and I believe the final cost would be relatively low. What's more, I think at least 75% of the people here with PEB's would want one. It's such an obvious idea, I'm actually shocked no one in the TI community has never done it before. Any suggestions on the course of action I should take? Should I post the idea here and see where it takes us, or just hope that sometime in the future he does something with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcocker Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Tell "the guy" to shit or let somebody else on the pot. Seriously though... a simple PM would be a good start. Give "the guy" credit for the idea and ask him if you can pitch it to the community. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Seriously though... a simple PM would be a good start. Okay, I did that that and got an answer. CantStopClicking came up with this idea over a year ago, unfortunately he has no time to do anything with it, so here it is: Put three 3.5" Drives in the single full height P-Box drive bay. Yes, 3 drives WILL fit, but there is no cage to hold three of them or a suitable face plate currently available. Now I was thinking, with these 3D printers out there, and a few guys online here that have the knowledge to use them, and the capability to actually make them, we could make use of their talent and capability to expand all our systems. So, with the new Myarc 720 K clone on the horizon (probably within the year), and people upgrading to the Lotharek HxC's and buying inexpensive 3.5" drives, this would be the perfect time to get on the ball and design this. I don't know about you guys, but I would LOVE to put two 3.5" drives & my HxC in the P-Box. So what do you guys think? Is this a great idea or what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I think it's a great idea. I would be done for a couple of these as well as the Myarc clone FDC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I have a bracket which holds three 3.5" devices in the space of single-height 5.25". I will take a picture and post it. I used it in my server to build RAID arrays in smaller space. The only problem with this bracket is it is not open in the front, rather it has a fan mounted there for cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi, what about this standard harddisk-frames from computerhousings ? very cheap, and should fit RS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) For really twisted strangeness, there is also the option of hunting down some of the old BASF 1/3 height 5.25 drives. They are the same thickness as the 3.5 drives--so you coud put two 3.5s and a 5.25 or three 5.25s, or any of the combinations in between into the PEB. The BASF drives are hard to find--but even finding one would let you keep one 5.25 drive in there with the two 3.5s for disk compatibility purposes. There were a lot of these in circulation in Germany during the late eighties. . .I considered buying some then, but went for a pair of half-height, 360K 3.5s instead. Actually, when I went hunting the BASF drives, they were 2/3 height. I remember that I wanted to put three of them into a double drive enclosure I had back then--but then I discovered half-height drives and went in a different direction. . .I've seen evidence that EPSON may have made 1/3 height drives though. Edited February 10, 2015 by Ksarul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcocker Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So, with the new Myarc 720 K clone on the horizon (probably within the year), I must be completely out of the loop. Can you please link me to more info on this Myarc 720K clone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 << LINK TO THE MESSAGE >> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Would also be nice to be able to get one of those combo 3.5"/5.25" drives to work. I have three of those laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Would also be nice to be able to get one of those combo 3.5"/5.25" drives to work. I have three of those laying around. You just beat me to it as I was also thinking of the Epson SD-800 combo drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcocker Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 << LINK TO THE MESSAGE >> Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 +1 on combo drives. I've got a couple as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This is real close to the enclosure you have in mind: http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sata_cages_enclosures/sr-ir2630-s2.asp It may be worth a shot to contact them and see if they can produce just the frame without all those costly innards. Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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