BA123/RQDX3 floppy question

[Allison]

>
>Subject: BA123/RQDX3 floppy question
>   From: Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com>
>   Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 06:43:16 -0400
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>
>I aquired an aged BA-123 a while back.  It has an RQDX3 and the
>interesting "distribution board" for the MFM disks.
>
>The floppy (dual RX50) has a cable coming out of it which just hangs in
>the air.
>
>I'm guessing that some kind soul removed a card which some how connected
>the floppy cable to the disk distribution board.  I say this because at
>the end of the BA-123 backplane there is a spacer and then two "qbus
>like" slots.  The bottom slot has the MFM disk distribution board
>connected plugged into it and the top slot is empty.
>
>Anyone have a clue about this?  
>
>I'll probably ditch the RX50 in favor of a stock PC 5 1/4" drive but
>I'll still have to connect it to the RQDX3 somehow.
>
>thanks!
>
>-brad

That distribution board has a connector labeled RX50.  The RQDX3 has a 50 pin 
cable that goes to that disti board and from there you should have the usual 
rats nest of 34pin (floppy), and 40/26pin (hard disks) from the distibrution
board to drives.

While your in there check the fans!

Allison