Smonson's slow H4 build

[Smonson]

Thanks exxos!

Just don't use the original opto, it doesn't work

There goes plan B! I can probably buy one locally, if worst comes to worst.

[Smonson]

Pop a serial socket on it maybe?

The socket wouldn't be as useful as you might assume, because I didn't bother to buy a MAX238. Heh.

[Icky]

I've done all the mods apart from the 470-ohm DMA resistors one. I've got the only socket on there that really matters: the one for the shifter.

I'll make sure your HDMI shifter board has normal header pins looking at your shifter socket

[Smonson]

I'll make sure your HDMI shifter board has normal header pins looking at your shifter socket

Heh thanks. I decided to switch to headers after the 1000th time unplugging the shifter. I have my real shifter on an adapter board with long pins now. Feel free to leave the pins off entirely if that makes it easier to send in the mail.

[Smonson]

No wonder I couldn't find it, I wasn't looking for a needlessly gigantic cardboard box.

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[Smonson]

I got this 22-degree-angle socket from aliexpress. Just a couple of millimetres too tall for the metal shield to fit over it, unfortunately.

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[Smonson]

Heyyyyyy it's running something!



This is a good start.

[PhilC]

Quote Spock "its life Jim but not as we know it"

[derkom]

Quote Spock "its life Jim but not as we know it"

You're not going to get away with that in a group filled with a sufficient number of nerds. That quote is from The Firm's song "Star Trekkin'", not from any actual Trek.

[PhilC]

@derkom it is from that musical classic yes but I'm sure its from TOS as well.