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Well, the rest of the RAM is at my local depot ready for delivery today, I can only hope that the 74LS93 arrives today too, otherwise no amount of RAM will have it booting!!

:crossed1:

Dammit. 20 RAM ICs in the post, but no LS93...

Though the shift lock 'bodge' switch arrived and looks happy in it's new home:


The problem is that actual latching shift lock keys are pretty expensive and Klyball over at OSIWeb, who changed the switches on the PCB, added this a workaround. If I can get the correct switch, it'll be going in.

Are the resistors going under the SHIFT key ?

HigashiJun wrote: 23 Jan 2024 11:57 Are the resistors going under the SHIFT key ?

They are, but they are no taller than the switch body so don't interfere.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 23 Jan 2024 12:00 They are, but they are no taller than the switch body so don't interfere.

Quite odd design, but at least they don't interfere.

HigashiJun wrote: 23 Jan 2024 12:06

rubber_jonnie wrote: 23 Jan 2024 12:00 They are, but they are no taller than the switch body so don't interfere.

Quite odd design, but at least they don't interfere.

Yeah, you'd think they'd be flush like the diodes, but for some reason they aren't.

Here it is close up with the key up:


And down:


So there is plenty of space overall. Annoyingly I ordered some 1/2W resistors rather than 1/4 for that 4th one along, and I may replace it later, but it's well away from the keycap, but I expect it's tall enough to interfere if it was in one of the spots.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 23 Jan 2024 12:57 So there is plenty of space overall. Annoyingly I ordered some 1/2W resistors rather than 1/4 for that 4th one along, and I may replace it later, but it's well away from the keycap, but I expect it's tall enough to interfere if it was in one of the spots.

I would replace it too, for the sake of aesthetics...

:lol:

HigashiJun wrote: 23 Jan 2024 13:05

rubber_jonnie wrote: 23 Jan 2024 12:57 So there is plenty of space overall. Annoyingly I ordered some 1/2W resistors rather than 1/4 for that 4th one along, and I may replace it later, but it's well away from the keycap, but I expect it's tall enough to interfere if it was in one of the spots.

I would replace it too, for the sake of aesthetics...

:lol:

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what about using some SMD resistors?