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Archie A3000 inbound

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Ok, so just 4 axial caps are still missing but I should receive them next week.

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And a lot of used solder braid to throw away after my de-soldering session:

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HigashiJun wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 10:05 am
And a lot of used solder braid to throw away after my de-soldering session:


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8-)
Better get an order in :)
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 10:40 am Better get an order in :)
Definitely !
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All soldering finished !

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Smoke test tomorrow if time allows.
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HigashiJun wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 8:55 am All soldering finished !


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Smoke test tomorrow if time allows.
Quite the soldering project, good stuff, let us all know how the smoke test goes :)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 9:05 am Quite the soldering project, good stuff, let us all know how the smoke test goes :)
Yup, and I will be really fed up with (de-)soldering for quite a while now...

I will let you know for the smoke test for sure.
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HigashiJun wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 10:08 am
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 9:05 am Quite the soldering project, good stuff, let us all know how the smoke test goes :)
Yup, and I will be really fed up with (de-)soldering for quite a while now...

I will let you know for the smoke test for sure.
Yeah, the de-soldering is a huge project all on it's own!
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Yay! I'm sure that the magic will stay in the chips... Though probably best remove the expensive ones first before first power on.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 8:13 pm Yay! I'm sure that the magic will stay in the chips...
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 8:13 pm Though probably best remove the expensive ones first before first power on.
Definitely good advice. I usually start with only passives installed and slowly build up to adding the more expensive IC's.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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