Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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Thanks to Icky for unravelling this connector chaos..I have started in a new un-f*ck PCB... Highlighted below are just the GND connections to illustrate the changes which matched the image provided by Icky.

I have checked all the other pins and all seemed to be swapped out correctly...

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What seems to have happened is my connector pinout was actually correct..

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But electrically what I had labelled as pin one for example, was actually pin three electrically in the schematic. :roll:

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Problem being while I labelled up the correct pins in the PCB part, and the correct pins in the schematic part and labelled up correctly, there was a third connection for electrically connecting the pins between schematic and PCB part,which I must have forgot to do (again) :( I really wish there was a better editor in Eagle. One where everything is just on one screen rather than flicking around all sorts of screens and boxes to make all the connections :roll:

As before, I will post the PCB file here (Hopefully later today) so anyone who wants to order them can do so.
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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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I would suggest people order from OSH ($8.20 for 3 boards) Particularly people USA direction (or outside of EU). Of course anyone in the world can order these, it will be a lot quicker and cheaper than waiting for boards to arrive to me and then having to ship them out.

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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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Job for today is to fit this puppy to the STF board

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:bravo:
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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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This is not an easy one to fix up. Holes aren't normal spacing so you cant use the header spacers to stabilise
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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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How I did the monitor one was to push one pin through from the motherboard, then into the unf*ck board, then solder on and repeat one at a time, obviously starting at the back row.

Remember to space it nicely so Its easier for me to make your spacer, :P
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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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Forgottenmyname wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:40 pm How I did the monitor one was to push one pin through from the motherboard, then into the unf*ck board, then solder on and repeat one at a time, obviously starting at the back row.

Remember to space it nicely so Its easier for me to make your spacer, :P
Yeah - this is the way I am doing it but the holes are wider too so everything is wobbling about with my shaky hands.

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No hope of me ever doing it then, lol.
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Re: Floppy connector un-f*ck pcb

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The Floppy Un-f*ck board works and now we have symmetrical boards on the STF :)

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I found some more of these boards If anyone still needs them...
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