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alexh wrote: 22 Apr 2025 13:30 Is it fixed once you added everything back in and reassembled it?

That is usually where the wheels come off my wagon with my A4000... working fine until I put the lid back on
Mine too, tested on the bench with the lid off and all fine, went wonky once I'd put in the case screws.

Seems to be fine now though thanks god, next job is to inject audio into the HDMI since RGB2HDMI doesn't seem to do that.
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I posted about a uber cheap device on Aliexpress that can do it. I use that.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007292299667.html

If you look around aliexpress you can find it for £20.99
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alexh wrote: 22 Apr 2025 14:37 I posted about a uber cheap device on Aliexpress that can do it. I use that.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007292299667.html

If you look around aliexpress you can find it for £20.99
Thanks. Price has gone up by £7, but it looks ideal, will see if I can get a better price :)
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Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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alexh wrote: 22 Apr 2025 14:37 I posted about a uber cheap device on Aliexpress that can do it. I use that.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007292299667.html

If you look around aliexpress you can find it for £20.99
So you're effectively using it in reverse? It seems to be an extractor rather than an embedder?

EDIT - oh, wait there are items that look the same but go the other way, need to tread carefully.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Couldn't find it cheaper, so have ordered that one.
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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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rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Apr 2025 15:09 oh, wait there are items that look the same but go the other way, need to tread carefully.
Yes. You don't want to buy an extractor by mistake.
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Apr 2025 15:26 Couldn't find it cheaper, so have ordered that one.
You have to do a "bundle" to get it cheaper.

https://www.aliexpress.com/ssr/300000512/BundleDeals2
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alexh wrote: 22 Apr 2025 15:45
You have to do a "bundle" to get it cheaper.

https://www.aliexpress.com/ssr/300000512/BundleDeals2
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Yeah, the whole bundle thing was driving me mad, I didn't have other stuff I wanted as I'd recently put an order in. I'm sure I can swallow the £7...
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Just arrived and works a treat:

IMG20250428135419.jpg

Thanks for the recommendation @alexh
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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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...

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