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Steve wrote: 22 Oct 2022 19:24 I guess, you must know best since you're the one dealing with the problem directly. But the TF536/ST536 series is in a similar boat, not every 030 cpu works at 50mhz and we're prepared to let customers deal with that... I guess, food for thought, just trying to help :)

:) yep people can buy the ST536 without CPU. The ones I sell are tested and verified to work. If people want to cheap out and buy a cheaper cpu several times, then their choice :) Think I've got 75 030s tested currently. Soaks up a lot of time and cash also. So probably stop selling them after the ST536 is done.

Slightly different than the STE booster as I don't sell 32mhz tested CPUs anymore. But I doubt I will produce another batch of such boosters again. I'm building 100 and doubt they are going to sell anytime soon.

I could just do 10 at a time but it gets annoying and repetitive keep going back to the same projects over and over. So would rather spend the time now while I'm all setup and then I can forget about the whole thing then.

exxos wrote: 01 Sep 2022 18:22 It's that time of the year where my chair snaps in half! FFS!! :cussing: :cussing: :cussing:


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Perhaps this for next time: Chair base replacement

Maybe less fire next time :)

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:46 Perhaps this for next time: Chair base replacement

Maybe less fire next time :)

I'm not sure if it would fit my chair or not though. But I would still have to weld the thing as it would likely break after a few months anyway.

exxos wrote: 02 Sep 2022 19:22 The chair repair started.

I missed this for various reasons, I shall be taking a less explody and burny route to fix my chair which just needs a new gas strut!

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:52 I missed this for various reasons, I shall be taking a less explody and burny route to fix my chair which just needs a new gas strut!

You could still burn the old one...

exxos wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:48

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:46 Perhaps this for next time: Chair base replacement

Maybe less fire next time :)

I'm not sure if it would fit my chair or not though. But I would still have to weld the thing as it would likely break after a few months anyway.

There's a few options on Amazon that seem to offer options dependent on chair. The whole gas strut heating thing had me worried for your life!!

derkom wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:53

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:52 I missed this for various reasons, I shall be taking a less explody and burny route to fix my chair which just needs a new gas strut!

You could still burn the old one...

Errrrm, we'll just park that one for now :shock:

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:53 There's a few options on Amazon that seem to offer options dependent on chair.

I did try for ages to find a proper replacement but gave up in the end. I had not seen that one you posted. Just noticed it lists the hole spacings so I can at least check.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:53 The whole gas strut heating thing had me worried for your life!!

Well as you can see in the video I have cat-like reflexes when stuff starts making funny noises. :lol: Bit disappointing it didn't go with more of a bang though :lol:

exxos wrote: 24 Oct 2022 11:57
Well as you can see in the video I have cat-like reflexes when stuff starts making funny noises. :lol: Bit disappointing it didn't go with more of a bang though :lol:

:lol:

Starting to get a box of done STE boosters :)


Still a longgggggg way to go yet.. and I've run out of GALs :roll: