STE mods

[IngoQ]

You're very welcome. I knew there had to be at last ONE other with the same problem ;)

[exxos]

You're very welcome. I knew there had to be at last ONE other with the same problem ;)

We all have problems :crazy: :crazy:

[IngoQ]

Ah yes, should have said issue, sorry ;)

[HigashiJun]

:cheers:

[HigashiJun]

Ok, SILs removed:

SIL.jpeg

As IngoQ said in his thread, solder pads are fragile. I think no matter how carefully you desolder on ATARIs, you always manage to damage some. :-x

I will have to nicely repair them with some PCB rivets (and clean the remaining dust on the motherboard :D ).

[HigashiJun]

Solder pads repaired :D :

Rivets.jpeg

Checked continuity with my trusty multimeter and everything's alright.

I'll now have to tin the rivets and then solder all the SILs.

Meanwhile, here are some pics of my previous mods:

The +5V connector was a real b...h, but thanks to the help of some forum members, I managed to get it done.

Connectors.jpeg

Having a standard FDD connector is really useful. I can now connect my FDD drive (A:) and my HxC (B:) with my custom made flat cable.

FDDconnector.jpeg

My FDD is a SMD-300 (thanks to troed), thus letting me to use the original bezel. It's also modded to work with Exxos HD kit.

Model.jpeg

Bezel.jpeg

FDD.jpeg

That's all for the moment.

Cheers.

[PhilC]

@HigashiJun I didn't know pcb rivets were a thing. I dont suppose you have a link to the datasheets etc?

[DoG]

Really nice and clean work!

[HigashiJun]

@HigashiJun I didn't know pcb rivets were a thing. I dont suppose you have a link to the datasheets etc?

You've got several PCB rivets makers, but the one I use is Rembrandt Electronics, from the Netherlands:

https://www.rembrandtelectronics.com/pr ... sided-pcb/

Their rivets are reliable and not so expensive.

[HigashiJun]

Really nice and clean work!

Thank you !

I like neat and nice repairs, though it sometimes takes a lot of time...