kodak80 H4 build (x2)

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exxos wrote: 29 Dec 2019 00:03 Can you post a image of this ? I did moved a lot of caps away from the PSU legs already, I was limited on space after all the track moving in most places.
Here is a photo of the capacitor in question.
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Do you have an especially large foot on your PSU bracket? Mine isn't very close to that capacitor once installed. I think perhaps you're just hitting the cap when installing the PSU, and should approach from a more vertical angle.

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I have my board in an ST case base and when fitting a PSU you have to angle it so that the PSU switch goes through the case hole so fitting it straight down is not an option with the board in a case.
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kodak80 wrote: 30 Dec 2019 09:07 I have my board in an ST case base and when fitting a PSU you have to angle it so that the PSU switch goes through the case hole so fitting it straight down is not an option with the board in a case.
I'm doing that, too, but I seem to be missing the cap. :)
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I've moved it...

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Board number 2 now booting into DiagROM.

Not booting into TOS though. Need to check soldering and IC pins are not oxidised.
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Looking good , can't be much wrong if your booting diagrom :)
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Just a couple of thoughts.

Once these new boards are ensconced in cases, it would be nice to have a badge on the outside to show what is inside?

Also, as these were a limited run, should they be allocated serial numbers for future posterity? I have tagged my two as AU1 and AU2 at the moment.
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Sounds like your on the way. :) How are the other three boards doing?
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The other 3 boards have not yet been started. I may end up building 1 of the others as well. The other 2 may b a while before they are started as the owner is away from today for a few weeks.

2nd board is now booting to TOS after cleaning IC pins so must have been oxidisation stopping TOS booting.
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Only seeing 2mb RAM at the moment as fix to the SIMM pins not yet done.
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