So, I received the replacement part for my soldering iron at the end of the afternoon yesterday and I was not feeling like starting my mods at 5:00 pm...
The soldering station is at least now back on its feet and ready to assist me in my never-ending projects.
As I couldn't do anything for weeks, I wanted to start first with all the podules connections which were left unfinished:
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This one went OK, but the other one had to ruin my day when a pin broke:
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And of course, I didn't have any spares in my parts box and had to order some.
Now I have to wait, and meanwhile desolder the connector with its broken pin.
Nevertheless, I had another mod in my head whilst the soldering iron was still hot.
I have decided to give my Aleph One a little surgery.
Before:
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and after:
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A socket is fitted under the oscillator and changing the ARM clock is now easy.
Once the podules are finished for good, I will try a 66Mhz crystal.
Everything fits nicely under the limited space under the keyboard, and works without any glitches at 30Mhz.
More to come soon.
)... I could have bought a brand new cheapo rework station, but why spend more when you can just replace the defective part.