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ALPHA MODIFICATIONS

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Icky wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:55 pm No - not crap. Its fixed the sound. We have sound.
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Sound or key click?
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troed wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:00 pm Sound or key click?
Sound - that phaser type sound :)

EDIT - it is quite quiet though have to turn the monitor sound up to max
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Icky wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:07 pm EDIT - it is quite quiet though have to turn the monitor sound up to max
Its a new amp circuit, can tweak it at some point...
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and... one final "oh crap" I found the ACIA issue....
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exxos wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:12 pm and... one final "oh crap" I found the ACIA issue....
Go on then - one last fix for the night
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Icky wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:16 pm
exxos wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:12 pm and... one final "oh crap" I found the ACIA issue....
Go on then - one last fix for the night
This won't be so simple, I've wired the ACIAs to the wrong side of the data bus 8-)
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exxos wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:17 pm This won't be so simple, I've wired the ACIAs to the wrong side of the data bus 8-)
Oh that is an "oh crap" moment.

I won't do that tonight.
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ACIA DATABUS FIX


STEP 1

First up is to cut the ACIA data bus... 8 tracks to cut on the bottom of the PCB...

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STEP 2

8 wires to link as shown below..
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exxos wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:21 pm ACIA DATABUS FIX
STEP 1

First up is to cut the ACIA data bus... 8 tracks to cut on the bottom of the PCB...

STEP 2

8 wires to link as shown below..
Photo of fix including the keyboard resistor pull-up fix

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