It this video, I will be bringing back to life a Commodore Amiga 500 that was heading to the trash, through replacing it's broken floppy drive with a brand new Gotek (floppy drive emulator) drive, not from a kit bought online but from scratch using a bog standard drive bought from AliExpress.
I will be going through the whole process of finding the right Gotek USB drive, flashing it's firmware to the Amiga compatible FlashFloppy, showing how to wire and connect an OLED Screen and Rotary Encoder to the Gotek board. Plus, even designing and 3D printing a custom enclosure to house the screen, and specifically the type of encoder I bought that will sit on top of the Amiga.
Even get to show the famous boing ball Workbench demo and play the game "The Great Giana Sisters".

LINKS
Link to the "A500 GOTEK OLED Screen and Rotary Encoder Enclosure" STL files over on Printables that I designed and 3DPrinted in the video. Also, the OLED screen and Rotary Encoder wiring diagrams. ➡ https://www.printables.com/model/946776
FlashFloppy GitHub ⬇
https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy
CrazyBob's Amiga 500 Gotek USB bracket ⬇
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:274...

DISCLAIMER
Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)

GEAR I USE IN/OR TO MAKE THE VIDEO (some may be affiliate links)
The 3Dprinter I used to 3DPrint the parts was the, "Original Prusa MK4 3DPrinter" and I achieved the professional looking textured finish on the part, using Prusa's textured build plate. You can find more details on both, through the Prusa.com website, link below. ⬇
https://tinyurl.com/5ejzxhss
Filament wise, I was using "eSun 1.75mm "Bone White" PLA+", which I found to be the perfect match, colourwise to my Amiga. Links below ⬇
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8BitDo retro style keyboard ⌨ I use in this video ⬇
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Andonstar, AD409Pro with Endoscope Digital Microscope ⬇
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MUSIC & SFX (affiliate link)
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction.
00:21 How I ended up with this broken Amiga
00:51 Parts I bought to do the Gotek mod
01:14 Find out the chipset in the Gotek
02:00 Tips to buying the right Gotek
02:39 Flashing the Gotek, with the FlashFloppy firmware
04:58 Preparing connections for OLED and Rotary Encoder
06:55 3DPrinting parts needed for installation
08:39 Installing the Gotek into the Amiga
09:28 How to wire the OLED and Rotary Encoder
10:27 Gotek Jumper settings, to work with the Amiga
10:49 Giving it a quick test, before reassembly
11:24 All back together
12:13 How good the filament matches the Amiga
12:29 How the Gotek works
11:44 Conclusion, and what I would maybe do different next time
13:22 Goodbyes, file links and questions to audience
13:58 Playing "The Great Giana Sisters"

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