Hi.
Every single ST I've disassembled has the letters BURS scribbled in blue permanent marker across the top of the modulator shield. Does anyone know what this means? The curiosity is really getting to me.
Cheers,
Stuart
What is BURS?
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Re: What is BURS?
Yeah, I think pretty much every one I've seen has that too.
Wonder if it's some sort of QA stage in the factory? Unless BURS is scribbled on it, it shall not pass.
Wonder if it's some sort of QA stage in the factory? Unless BURS is scribbled on it, it shall not pass.
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Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: What is BURS?
But why BURS specifically? Is it an acronym? Is it workshop talk? What does it mean? It's driving me nuts.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:04 am Wonder if it's some sort of QA stage in the factory? Unless BURS is scribbled on it, it shall not pass.
The only people I can think to ask is Brad BeST and Steve Wiztronics as they've both been around long enough, but getting information out of those two is like pulling teeth. But I'd like to know before this info is lost forever. :/
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Re: What is BURS?
You said modulator shield, did you mean that or Shifter cover? I've only ever seen it on the Shifter cover, which lead me to think that the "S" was Shifter?sety wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:34 amBut why BURS specifically? Is it an acronym? Is it workshop talk? What does it mean? It's driving me nuts.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:04 am Wonder if it's some sort of QA stage in the factory? Unless BURS is scribbled on it, it shall not pass.
The only people I can think to ask is Brad BeST and Steve Wiztronics as they've both been around long enough, but getting information out of those two is like pulling teeth. But I'd like to know before this info is lost forever. :/
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: What is BURS?
My bad. You are correct. It is the shifter
Re: What is BURS?
Wasn't it "UR5" ?
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Re: What is BURS?
Ok, thanks for confusing EVeRYONE now
I'm gonna have to check tonight, I have a few with the lids off.
If that's the case, maybe BURn in test 5?
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: What is BURS?
rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:54 am
Ok, thanks for confusing EVeRYONE now
I'm gonna have to check tonight, I have a few with the lids off.
If that's the case, maybe BURn in test 5?
My STFM has UR5 on it.. maybe some identifying mark to modulator frequency or something ? I'm sure this has been talked about before some years ago...
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Re: What is BURS?
Burn in, sprang to my mind, did they really have someone sit there and run them for a period of time?
Or just "picture came on done"
I guess it would depend at what point in the production line the modulator was added or was it added later? with someone just testing modulators on their own, on some kind of testing rig? that would make much more sense.
Or just "picture came on done"
I guess it would depend at what point in the production line the modulator was added or was it added later? with someone just testing modulators on their own, on some kind of testing rig? that would make much more sense.
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Re: What is BURS?
Just to add to the confusion, I found one of mine at the weekend that just said "UR5"
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...