Post here everytime you get something new!

[TroelsDK]

I'm not envious at all...

[fitzsteve]

ACA620, Am I the first?







(But maybe someone at Play Expo got one before)

[Buzzfuzz]

ACA620, Am I the first?

Guess so, I'm about to order one, but it will take a while I think.

[desiv]

Just got one of these:


OK, not the 7800; had that...
But I got (and finally installed) a composite MOD kit in it.
I took out the RF modulator (man, that was tricky) and the channel switch and put the jacks there.
(They are mounted in a piece of plastic that's not permanent, so I can fix the fact that the red jack is too high.. )

I'm not showing my work, as people here are really good and I have solder skill envy..

desiv
p.s. The screen image is much better than the pic. My picture taking is on par with my soldering skills..

[z3spacial]

Another addition to my already overpopulated Speccy collection. Just couldn't resist....

[McVenco]

Got myself an almost complete German CDTV keyboard and a non-yellowed US A3000 keyboard for less than the price of an average yellow A1200. They need a bit of cleaning though, but I'm not complaining

[pink]

Just arrived. Now to find out what's wrong with it. CSMKII060.

[fitzsteve]

Good luck Pink, remember CSMkII unlike other A4000 Accelerators needs the clock jumpers on the Mobo set to 'INT' many a user have not realised this and then the A4000 wont boot!

[pink]

Good luck Pink, remember CSMkII unlike other A4000 Accelerators needs the clock jumpers on the Mobo set to 'INT' many a user have not realised this and then the A4000 wont boot!

Thanks for the heads up. I've got a lot of reading up to do on it before it goes anywhere near the 4000. It was sold as non functional, so I've got to make sure that I have everything right to be able to eliminate basic configuration and OS issues.

First job for me is to clean it and inspect it. The CPU socket has been replaced at some point, and whilst it's not a bad job there are several potential dry joints. Cleaning it should give me a better view of the work that has been done.

It doesn't look like enough flux was used when the work was done and even the xtal doesn't seem particularly well soldered. It seems they err'd on the side of caution as there isn't any heat damage as far as I can tell (with my 40 odd year old eyes). A few scratches and exposed tracks but no substantial damage.

Thankfully I have the day off of work and nothing else planned particulary. I got all my immediate chores out of the way yesterday in the hope this would arrive today

[z3spacial]

@Pink - don't forget, we need pRoN!!!!