Sounds like you need some STs as well

Kai Robinson wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:19 pm

I presume you have a copy of the BOMARC Services schematics for the Classic?

You presume correctly sir

Gerbils. It's gerbils

Tomswork wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:53 pm

@rubber_jonnie

I've never worked on the international boards but there are some odd transistors in the tube power side if I remember also the yoke connector are bad for cracks from one end to the other

Tom

Cool, thanks I'll check them over.

PhilC wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:30 pm

@rubber_jonnie Spectrums are easy to fix. Do the composite mod first and then off you go.

Aye, that's what I'm talking about

:thumbup: :cheer: :girldance: @rubber_jonnie , I so enjoy reading about your exploits. You never know what will befall you in your efforts to give these old computers a forever home. From soldering Iron attacks to successful board builds, you just can't make this stuff up. You should rename your ru...

@rubber_jonnie Good to hear the board arrived and the post still works. Have you looked at this site for mac recapping guide he has some you tube video on the analog boards repairs to https://recapamac.com.au/ Tom Yes thanks, I've already been there, I have actually recapped the AB, but you know yo...

@Tomswork The board arrived today, thanks so much for that, together we will get this thing running again!!

VGA? No. TTL? Yes - it's quite simple. The thing is, the internal CRT is a custom resolution - there's a 640x480 mod for the classic's but its very very awkward. You might have better luck running the logic board off a separate PSU for the meantime - i just built one out of a meanwell RT65 - has al...

This is a fun follow up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dje7uhyW23o