My first TF536

[Lynxman]

I soldered my cpu directly to the PCB and snipped off the pins underneath. It fits under the keyboard with clearance now in my zombie 500+. It's in the way of one of the RF shield tabs though.

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Running at 40 MHz. Waiting for 100 MHz oscillators to get here to get to 50 MHz.

[Mark Sealey]

looks tidy...nice one

[Lynxman]

The TF536 has better compatibility with WHDLoad games than the TF534. All the games I couldn't get working before now work. Zeewolf 1 and 2, Joungle Strike 2MB version, F18 Interceptor would crash with TF534.

[PaulJ_2.0]

What's the deal with the two RTC?

Nice build BTW

[supaduper]

I`ll answer , some A500 ram expansions had RTCs because only the A500+ had an RTC the first A500 did not

[Lynxman]

Yes. I originally built that red RAM expansion for my A500, and when I got this A500+ I moved it over the the A500+ because it has room for another ram chip to give 1 MB extra chip ram. I then put another old school expansion that only could have 512 kB in my old A500. I omitted the motherboard battery because of the clock on the ram board and it seems to work fine. It's more practical to have battery access from the expansion bay anyway.

[Lynxman]

I cut the corner of the TF536 so that the RF shield will fit. There's a capacitor on the bottom that prevented me from cutting further in but it fits after bending the leg on the shield slightly. I could move the cap over to the leg of the chip but this will do. Stephen if you want to make it so that it doesn't nee a relocator that's all it takes. If the 68000 socket headers were moved down to the edge it would alsowork and the CPU could probably be fitted with a socket as it would sit farter in.

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I also cut slots in the shield to give room for my expansion door CF holder. Almost looks factory.

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You can download my 3D printable expansion doors here: https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 297#p56297

[8 Bit Dreams]

Wow! Hopefully You was prepared to see fireworks on power on, since these are four-layer boards. Cutting them may short out GND and VCC inner layers..

[go0se]

Wow! Hopefully You was prepared to see fireworks on power on, since these are four-layer boards. Cutting them may short out GND and VCC inner layers..

Where's your sense of adventure??

[Lynxman]

I checked off course.