Stuff and Things.

[rubber_jonnie]

It's the little things that keep you going :)

800XL LED problem was a crack in the ribbon, which I was able to bridge with solder:

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Luckily it's heavy duty ribbon cable, so soldering was really quite easy.

All working now:

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Happy days.

Add to that my 65XE mylar is actually in the UK, so fingers crossed will arrive by the weekend, The Dragon is now fixed, and I also managed to pick up a PSU for the NC-200, so I'm on a roll :)

That just leaves the VIC-20 VIC chip, which has been dispatched from the Netherlands, so maybe I'll get lucky with that at the weekend too, you never know.

[stephen_usher]

:dualthumbup: :cheer: :yay2:

[rubber_jonnie]

:dualthumbup: :cheer: :yay2:

Any luck with your outstanding stuff?

[stephen_usher]

Nope!

[rubber_jonnie]

Nope!

Booo!!

[rubber_jonnie]

Hooray!!!

The 65XE replacement mylar is here, all the way from the US:

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So I can get the XE wrapped up over the weekend, though time may be limited due to gardening activities!!

[stephen_usher]

:dualthumbup:

[mrbombermillzy]

So I can get the XE wrapped up over the weekend, though time may be limited due to gardening activities!!

I take it you've already run out of room in the house and have resorted to burying your retro gear in the garden? :lol:

[rubber_jonnie]

So I can get the XE wrapped up over the weekend, though time may be limited due to gardening activities!!

I take it you've already run out of room in the house and have resorted to burying your retro gear in the garden? :lol:

:lol:

Nope, still got plenty of room in the house, but perhaps I can persuade the wife to let me have a shed to store the overflow......

[rubber_jonnie]

Aaaand, the XE is done:

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All keys tested and working, most specifically the Reset key that was totally unresponsive.

A word of warning if you have a bad mylar, there are 2 keyboard types that I'm aware of (There could be more) for the XE.

There's the rubber dome type like I have, and the new mylar I could only find in the US from The Brewing Academy. I have to say it was shipped in a nice solid box, and arrived quicker than I expected, though it was quite expensive if you include shipping.

Then there is a type with springs under the keys, and the two mylars differ. I found this second type of mylar easily on eBay from UK based retro sellers.

Just be careful to identify your keyboard if like me your mylar has gone bad.