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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 01 Dec 2023 12:21
by stephen_usher
Indeed. I like nice sharp corners to bodge wires, held down with hot glue blobs, as used by Sun Microsystems, IBM etc.

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 01 Dec 2023 13:00
by HigashiJun
8-)

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 01 Dec 2023 13:37
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 01 Dec 2023 12:21 Indeed. I like nice sharp corners to bodge wires, held down with hot glue blobs, as used by Sun Microsystems, IBM etc.
So a bit like this:

TRS_Mem.jpeg

Some of my neatest work the green wires :)

I reject the orange wire as it was already installed when I got the machine :)

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 01 Dec 2023 13:44
by stephen_usher
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Dec 2023 13:37 I reject the orange wire as it was already installed when I got the machine :)
That's probably factory fitted.

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 01 Dec 2023 13:45
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 01 Dec 2023 13:44
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Dec 2023 13:37 I reject the orange wire as it was already installed when I got the machine :)
That's probably factory fitted.
I agree :)

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 02 Dec 2023 06:43
by HigashiJun
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Dec 2023 13:37 So a bit like this:


TRS_Mem.jpeg


Some of my neatest work the green wires :)

I reject the orange wire as it was already installed when I got the machine :)
I've seen worse...

Your repair looks not bad at all.

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 02 Dec 2023 10:49
by rubber_jonnie
HigashiJun wrote: 02 Dec 2023 06:43
rubber_jonnie wrote: 01 Dec 2023 13:37 So a bit like this:


TRS_Mem.jpeg


Some of my neatest work the green wires :)

I reject the orange wire as it was already installed when I got the machine :)
I've seen worse...

Your repair looks not bad at all.
Thanks, it's one of my better mods.

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 02 Dec 2023 12:26
by HigashiJun
8-)

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 03 Dec 2023 10:01
by HigashiJun
The mouse has finally reached me...

Mouse.JPG

8-)

Re: ACORN A5000 inbound

Posted: 03 Dec 2023 10:11
by rubber_jonnie
HigashiJun wrote: 03 Dec 2023 10:01 The mouse has finally reached me...


Mouse.JPG


8-)
:yay2: :dualthumbup: :cheer:

Haven't seen one of those shapes, I think it is a later one isn't it? Mine are both very wedgy.