I almost never buy from larger places like RS, Farnell, Digi-Key and Mouser because for the small numbers I buy, it is truly extortionate what they charge for delivery. I usually make an order of just above 50€ (without VAT) to get free shipping. For small stuff where I'm ok-ish with made in China,...

OK, wow. I bought the spares board yesterday and it arrived today!!! IMG20240419120249.jpg Spares board is on top, you can see the carnage my slip caused on the bottom board. I have also managed to secure another cheap Switch Lite that has a broken case but works, so I have a bit of a backup plan if...

I pretty much only ever get TTL IC's from eBay these days. I have a few sources I trust, but I don't doubt they will eventually dry out. Sure it's a risk, and sometimes you get bad un's, but more often than not they are good, at least from the sellers I use. I almost never buy from larger places lik...

stephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:19 pm Got down to my Dad's house in Cornwall this evening and found the broadband dead.

After about 45 minutes on the phone the BT it seems that there's a general BT Openreach outage in the area. Oh well, having to use my phone as a 4G relay.

That's bloody annoying.

stephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:53 pm Eek! Almost as bad as sneezing with tiny surface mount capacitors on the bench.

Yep, a very similar scenario for sure.

Ah bugger. Sell it for spares and get an "unpatched" full Switch? I've bought lots of "broken" unpatched switches over the years from fb market place etc. and you can bag bargains (Sub £80) if you know what to look for. Usually they can be bought with one of these faults : "...

exxos wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:23 pm Oh no

I know, I'm still pulling what little hair I have left out, however I have managed to find a donor board on eBay and the original is still workable if I can get all the parts reinstalled.

Well, I'm not a happy bunny :( I was adjusting my position, slipped with the tweezers and knocked a load of components off the Switch around where I was trying to fit the M92T36 USB charge chip!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: I think I've recovered all the components, but I'm not sure I'll be able to fit them...

OK, so C6 replaced with the correct value but no difference. I also pulled U62 in case that was bad, It wasn't, and also tried with one leg of C6 lifted, but still no output on Pin 6, so replacement CA3130's are ordered. Provided I then get output from that I can then start to chase down where the o...

Phew! :-) It's a good first step, but I'm not out of the woods just yet. I also need to get the cassette input working, and it isn't... Screenshot 2024-04-18 at 13.16.39.png So this is the first stage of the cassette in port, and testing is quite simple as it goes. First you jumper pin 9 (AUX) and ...