exxos's Atari, Amiga & retro forum

I have no idea how this hole vanished.. But there is a hole missing on the cartridge bracket..

The fix is to file the lug off the bracket and bucket loads of solder on it :twisted:

Is it an option to drill the hole in the board, or that's too dangerous?

AndresPlazaR wrote: 30 Nov 2020 14:15 Is it an option to drill the hole in the board, or that's too dangerous?

This gets ask all the time.. basically, no, not worth shorting on internal layers.

@exxos if it's just the bracket, can we miss that off & just fit the actual cartridge connector?

Ah, sorry, did not know it was asked before. Thanks for the clarification!

JezC wrote: 30 Nov 2020 14:25 @exxos if it's just the bracket, can we miss that off & just fit the actual cartridge connector?

I imagine that you need the bracket to help with the strength of the connector, while inserting the cartridge.

AndresPlazaR wrote: 30 Nov 2020 14:26

JezC wrote: 30 Nov 2020 14:25 @exxos if it's just the bracket, can we miss that off & just fit the actual cartridge connector?

I imagine that you need the bracket to help with the strength of the connector, while inserting the cartridge.

I guess you could glue the connector to the board and not use the bracket. But bracket is the proper way of doing it.

exxos wrote: 30 Nov 2020 14:31 I guess you could glue the connector to the board and not use the bracket. But bracket is the proper way of doing it.

Just thinking to check initial functionality without the bracket, then fit that once the cartridge is working...thanks!

sorry for the noob question, but is this the only fix needed on the Rev B1 boards? I had been (loosely) following a thread that showed several traces that needed to be cut and some bodge work but that may have been the earlier "A" board?

Thanks in advance.

officer960 wrote: 12 Dec 2020 07:14 ... but is this the only fix needed on the Rev B1 boards?...

Exactly. This is the only needed fix on B1 at the moment to get it booting. All is, however, not tested on the board yet.

A3 needed a bit more 'love' to get it going.