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Tomswork wrote: 29 Sep 2021 16:43 @PhilC @rubber_jonnie
I just kept checking the site again and sent them a email to get one they work great.
There is also a hdmi card for the apple 2e in the US but is is super pricey I will see if I can find the info on it as well

https://pcweenies.com/2019/11/17/vidhd- ... pple-iigs/

Tom

This looks superb, but at $135 plus shipping, I'm out for now!!

rubber_jonnie wrote: 29 Sep 2021 17:06
This looks superb, but at $135 plus shipping, I'm out for now!!

Me too, just splashed out on another retro machine right now, so hopefully next month I can get a VGA adaptor for the //e

I will be doing this when I get hold of a board:

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic ... 13#p324713

It looks better than the RGB cards from back in the day, and looks to be the cheapest option by far.

lilwashu wrote: 29 Sep 2021 17:18 I will be doing this when I get hold of a board:

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic ... 13#p324713

It looks better than the RGB cards from back in the day, and looks to be the cheapest option by far.

Please do keep us updated with your progress.

I would love to find another one of these


Tom

lilwashu wrote: 29 Sep 2021 17:18 I will be doing this when I get hold of a board:

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic ... 13#p324713

It looks better than the RGB cards from back in the day, and looks to be the cheapest option by far.

Yep, I want one of these too, but for now I'll have to stick to the OSSC, Retrotink and plain old composite to my Dell display!

PhilC wrote: 29 Sep 2021 17:16

rubber_jonnie wrote: 29 Sep 2021 17:06
This looks superb, but at $135 plus shipping, I'm out for now!!

Me too, just splashed out on another retro machine right now, so hopefully next month I can get a VGA adaptor for the //e

I'll be coming back to this one for sure! Birthday at the end of the month so I may have the funds, we'll see.

@rubber_jonnie ah well my latest purchase when it arrives will keep me busy for a few days but it will also let me re-use some of the HDDs that I have sat on the shelf doing nothing.

PhilC wrote: 29 Sep 2021 23:01 @rubber_jonnie ah well my latest purchase when it arrives will keep me busy for a few days but it will also let me re-use some of the HDDs that I have sat on the shelf doing nothing.

Hope you have fun with it :)

So, it's back to the Seltron FDD, mostly because I think I finally understand what's wrong.

Capacitors are all replaced and good, but disassembling and cleaning some other 5 1/4" drives from around the same time period (An Atari 1050 with a very similar physical drive mechanism), I can see that the motor drive wheel has a rubber drive component on the brass spindle. It isn't easy to see, however it is there and it's what stops the drive belt slipping on the brass spindle.

Given the motor on the Seltron has a really narrow spindle, and that I found what looked like rubber residue on it previously, I'm definitely going down the path or trying to fix that next, as it is clearly and obviously slipping still.

Hopefully I can take a look over the weekend, it would be great to get the Seltron running again.