Haven't had chance to fit it to my main STe yet, as i'm currently using it, but pics of that stage will be posted when I get round to it

A few more pics from this evening - managed to find some time to do atari stuff :) This is the cap replacement kit for the big cap that lives on FM and STe boards (though interestingly, not on MEGAs, it's a different shape on those) Again, dont be put off by the fact it needs soldering, a methodical...

Hi All, some new pics on building up the STe switcher, just to show how easy it is, in case anyone is putting off ordering one due to soldering worries :) pics were taken with a 'go pro' cheap knockoff I'm experimenting with, so not the best quality, but there are better pics I did on another build ...

yeah, i'm sure it will live again

in other slightly better news, my earlier screw up meant i could look at one of my other FMs, the one with a soldered 1meg upgrade that didn't work. Swapped out all the ram chips with some spares I had, hurrah, now working

rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:29 pm Would it not be possible to lift the plastic part of the header and look at the topside?

I know that' spossible with mine.

yes, but slightly academic right now

Well, this is 'on hold' for now as i dun fucked up. Looking closley at the WD chip I noticed one of the pins was broken off at the chip, not sure when it happened, but I have a spare, so I desoldered it by snipping the pins then heating the stubs and lifting them off, like usual, but for some reason...

pics of the board in question:

well, I dug out my meter and for some reason i can't find continuity on any of the pins mentioned, L224 only seems to link to pin14 on U14 and i can't find any links from L224 to any of the floppy pins. I'll spend more time checking at the weekend I think, when I have more time. spent most of this e...

bought

cool, so i'm looking for L224 or L24 ?