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Tomswork wrote: 09 Aug 2021 18:03 Unfixed or parts computers are not a part of the hoarding

I quite agree.

And it arrived today :)


The FDD controller looks very much homemade, if indeed it is an FDD controller! I need to look and see what P5 & P6 are.

EDIT - turns out they are 2K PROMS so I perhaps need to see if I can download the contents for safe keeping.

:cheer:

stephen_usher wrote: 10 Aug 2021 23:12:cheer:

:girldance: :girldance: :girldance:

The big power on is tomorrow :)

Also, definitely an FDD controller :)

Let's hope for no magic smoke.

stephen_usher wrote: 11 Aug 2021 08:12 Let's hope for no magic smoke.

Yep, I second that!

Just a reminder there are rifa caps in the power supply if it has not been recapped.
:fire:

Tom

Ok, so RIFA replacements are inbound and old ones are out.

Next up I need to pull the mainboard and check the video out connector as the signal is not great right now. I'll check the solder has no cracks and give the connector a clean up too.

I need to find a better composite cable too as the one I have can best be defined as 'poor quality'!

After that I need to source a FDD emulator and an AUX port memory card so that I can use 80 column mode.

Trying it out the other day it reminded me that BASIC commands need to be upper case, something I'd forgotten in the 40 years since I last used one!!

rubber_jonnie wrote: 15 Aug 2021 11:18 Next up I need to pull the mainboard and check the video out connector as the signal is not great right now. I'll check the solder has no cracks and give the connector a clean up too.

I need to find a better composite cable too as the one I have can best be defined as 'poor quality'!

Some guys on Stardot have recently posted how to get an RGB2HDMI board working properly on a IIe which I will be doing as soon as I get hold of a board - I am used to RGB video from when I had one as a kid, and composite on a PAL machine is just awful when it switches to colour mode.

lilwashu wrote: 15 Aug 2021 14:39

rubber_jonnie wrote: 15 Aug 2021 11:18 Next up I need to pull the mainboard and check the video out connector as the signal is not great right now. I'll check the solder has no cracks and give the connector a clean up too.

I need to find a better composite cable too as the one I have can best be defined as 'poor quality'!

Some guys on Stardot have recently posted how to get an RGB2HDMI board working properly on a IIe which I will be doing as soon as I get hold of a board - I am used to RGB video from when I had one as a kid, and composite on a PAL machine is just awful when it switches to colour mode.

I'll have a look over there, see what it says as also a member due to my BBC Bs & Electron. Also have a Mac Classic I'll be working on and trying what Adrian Black did here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjsXbz1xlk&t=803s