Canon MD-3301

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Canon MD-3301 Back
Canon MD-3301 Front

The Canon MD-3301 is a single-sided 3.5" disk drive, used exclusively in the Canon Cat.

For more information, see this article's corresponding Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Cat.
Preliminary Information
Release Year 1987
Leak Risk Unknown; Low?
Mounting Technology Through Hole
Capacitor Types Aluminum Electrolytic
Destructive Entry No
Hardware Specifications
Storage 3.5"


Known Issues

Symptom or Problem Encountered

Causes

  • Very common for the plastic supports that hold the head rail in place to break off. This can easily lead to catastrophic damage to the drive head if a user attempts to forcibly eject a disk after this has occurred.

Solutions

Disassembly Notes

(Once drive is removed from Canon Cat)

Do not attempt to remove the floppy cable from the drive circuit board.

Remove small Philips head screws, two on each side, to free both parts of the metal enclosure.

(Remove disk tray)

Original Parts

K36-0177-02 (screen print on front) | K90-1816-03 (printed label on back)

Capacitor Specifications and Footprint Information
RefDes Qty Capacitance Voltage Mount Diameter/Size Height Lead Spacing Temp Type Brand Series Note
C17, C18 2 47 µF 16 Through Hole 6mm 6mm 3mm 85 °C Electrolytic 763I
C5 1 10 µF 16 Through Hole 4mm 6mm 3mm 85 °C Electrolytic
C2, C3 2 4.7 µF 35 Through Hole 4mm 6mm 2mm 85 °C Electrolytic C3 is horizontally mounted
C4 1 1 µF 50 Through Hole 4mm 6mm 2mm 85 °C Electrolytic

Replacement Parts

Basic PCB Name

Capacitors
RefDes Qty Compatible Part Number Order Links
Digikey

If parts are not available or different selection is preferred, you can use the values in the Original Parts section to perform a parametric search.

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