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Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 21 Apr 2020 19:15
by rubber_jonnie
PhilC wrote: 21 Apr 2020 18:56
I'll let you know how I get on with this one @rubber_jonnie
Cool thanks
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 21 Apr 2020 19:26
by PhilC
Cant help being fascinated by this new microscope.
I can even see my reflection in the solder from on this tiny through hole diode
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Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 12 May 2020 15:20
by PhilC
So this has been on the bench today.
Number three being built up ready for Guinea pig duty.
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Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 12 May 2020 15:56
by rubber_jonnie
PhilC wrote: 21 Apr 2020 19:26
Cant help being fascinated by this new microscope.
I can even see my reflection in the solder from on this tiny through hole diode 20200421_192444.jpg
Pretty cool!
I got a microscope recently and my main memory, apart from the reflections in the solder, was things like fibres from cotton buds looking like ropes!
It's great to be able to get down to that level, especially with my eyes!
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 12 May 2020 16:00
by rubber_jonnie
@PhilC This is the one I got BTW:
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And I can also connect to the PC and view it that way.
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 12 May 2020 16:25
by PhilC
@rubber_jonnie I saw that one too but decided to get the version without the screen so I could plug it into my iMac.
its an amazing piece of kit that I wish I had when I started out, would have solved no end of problems.
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 12 May 2020 16:55
by rubber_jonnie
PhilC wrote: 12 May 2020 16:25
@rubber_jonnie I saw that one too but decided to get the version without the screen so I could plug it into my iMac.
its an amazing piece of kit that I wish I had when I started out, would have solved no end of problems.
I did hover between screen and no screen, but it was only £30 with screen so that kind of drove me down that road. Handy to be able to use away from the PC too.
For the price it's quite astonishing how little it cost, and I wish I'd had it to look at my Mega4 when those data lines went wonky.
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 14 May 2020 21:23
by PhilC
Had a bit of free time today but not Atari time unfortunately, so I've been working on a few basic PCBs to increase my routing skills.
This is a 68000 relocates that i've been working on, its for installing 68000 upgrades etc in an STFM case. I'll be making two different ones in the end but this is the first of the two.
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it needs a bit of tidying up.
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 14 May 2020 21:59
by PaulJ
PhilC wrote: 14 May 2020 21:23
Had a bit of free time today but not Atari time unfortunately, so I've been working on a few basic PCBs to increase my routing skills.
This is a 68000 relocates that i've been working on, its for installing 68000 upgrades etc in an STFM case. I'll be making two different ones in the end but this is the first of the two.
Screenshot 2020-05-14 at 21.14.05.png
it needs a bit of tidying up.
Looks good Phil, What was the result with your mega bus adaptors. They looked pretty good.
Re: PhilCs blog / the latest things hes broken(fixed)
Posted: 14 May 2020 22:04
by PhilC
@PaulJ the pcb needs editing with the socket shifted a but more to the left but I am also thinking of making a right angled adaptor which will allow boards like the TF536 to sit in the Megabus slot as well.
Other than that I have the Megabus adaptor built, just need to test it at some point.