A5000 - diving in at the deep end!

[alexh]

Yeah there was some discussion that BluePill didn't support "CCS-4B" write command (whatever that is) required for RISCOS

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22634

I used to know SCSI well a long time ago but that part of my brain has been reused for PCIe

[rubber_jonnie]

If you're going to go SCSI you should get a bluescsi (£55) / rascsi (£70) / SCSI2SD v6 (£110).

https://bluescsi.flamelily.co.uk/

Whilst I like the idea, I probably won't use this machine an awful lot so don't want to spend a lot on it, especially when I already have a long shopping list 😁 I think I'll be able to get IDE working, but even if I don't, I think I'll be able to make at least one drive work with SCSI. I might change my mind further down the road 😁

[alexh]

Once you get JASPP - ADFFS working (Acorn equivalent of WHDload/ADF) you'll give it a bit more love.

https://forums.jaspp.org.uk/

The A5000 is the Archie to have. Good compatibility. 31KHz supported in all modes.

[rubber_jonnie]

Once you get JASPP - ADFFS working (Acorn equivalent of WHDload/ADF) you'll give it a bit more love.

https://forums.jaspp.org.uk/

The A5000 is the Archie to have. Good compatibility. 31KHz supported in all modes.

I'll take a look later, thanks

EDIT:
@alexh
I looked at this much later and I think it's definitely worth a closer look once I've got the machine working fully.

[rubber_jonnie]

Just to add some flavour, whilst the PSU is running fine and seems ok, I am getting a fishy whiff from the PSU again despite cleaning with lots of IPA and am now wondering if the smaller capacitors that I didn't replace are now failing because the main caps are good.

Or has one of the new caps failed!! Who knows.

So whilst it could just be residual smell, I think I'd better pull it out again and have a closer look, it won't hurt to replace the remaining caps, there aren't many, and I think it's likely I have most in stock.

More laters...

[rubber_jonnie]

So, I pulled the PSU again and after a quick roundup, despite having enough electrolytics to rival Farnell or RS, I've still had to order a bunch of the really small caps that I haven't yet changed.

The caps I already installed seem just fine, no signs of leakage, but one or two of these little ones are definitely looking damp around the bottom when they weren't before. This is getting to be a habit these days, but what can you do but replace.

So fingers crossed they'll be here in a few days and I can get that finished (Again!).

Capacitor total for this PSU will be 14.

[atari030]

Such is life, never the right caps or resistors in the pile. :-) My Element 14 shopping cart is sitting at 70 bucks of $2 parts.

[rubber_jonnie]

Such is life, never the right caps or resistors in the pile. :-) My Element 14 shopping cart is sitting at 70 bucks of $2 parts.

Yep, I know how that feels today!

[stephen_usher]

Such is life, never the right caps or resistors in the pile. :-) My Element 14 shopping cart is sitting at 70 bucks of $2 parts.

Of which $50 is the picking charge and the rest is delivery?

[rubber_jonnie]

Such is life, never the right caps or resistors in the pile. :-) My Element 14 shopping cart is sitting at 70 bucks of $2 parts.

Of which $50 is the picking charge and the rest is delivery?

That wouldn't surprise me either...