stephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:19 pm Got down to my Dad's house in Cornwall this evening and found the broadband dead.

After about 45 minutes on the phone the BT it seems that there's a general BT Openreach outage in the area. Oh well, having to use my phone as a 4G relay.

That's bloody annoying.

stephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:53 pm Eek! Almost as bad as sneezing with tiny surface mount capacitors on the bench.

Yep, a very similar scenario for sure.

Ah bugger. Sell it for spares and get an "unpatched" full Switch? I've bought lots of "broken" unpatched switches over the years from fb market place etc. and you can bag bargains (Sub £80) if you know what to look for. Usually they can be bought with one of these faults : "...

exxos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:23 pm Oh no

I know, I'm still pulling what little hair I have left out, however I have managed to find a donor board on eBay and the original is still workable if I can get all the parts reinstalled.

Well, I'm not a happy bunny :( I was adjusting my position, slipped with the tweezers and knocked a load of components off the Switch around where I was trying to fit the M92T36 USB charge chip!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: I think I've recovered all the components, but I'm not sure I'll be able to fit them...

OK, so C6 replaced with the correct value but no difference. I also pulled U62 in case that was bad, It wasn't, and also tried with one leg of C6 lifted, but still no output on Pin 6, so replacement CA3130's are ordered. Provided I then get output from that I can then start to chase down where the o...

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I think I read somewhere there is some sort of nose insert which can widen the inside of your nose to help you breathe better.. That may be something I could also try. There is one thing for me that is also of note for my sinus issues, and that is having wax in my ears. I suffer mostly in my right ...

Oxymetazoline is known to cause swelling of the mucous membrane when overused (typically longer than 7 days). I have some experience with this in the family. Ironically it causes the exact same symptoms that it is meant to counteract. Maybe this is some part of your problem. Possibly yes, but I had...

I've been getting a lot of great help from the folks at OSIweb.org, you can see the main post from over there here: My Klyball 600D build Based on what I'd been told over there, I went back and double checked and noticed something I'd missed earlier. Pins 2,4 & 16 of U64 were not starting out lo...