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One project down... 157 to go....

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Holy ZIF sockets Batman!
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:cry: :cry: :cry:

It is with deepest sadness I have to report that my pink TV has just gone up in smoke

:cry: :cry: :cry:
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RIP
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exxos wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:07 pm :cry: :cry: :cry:

It is with deepest sadness I have to report that my pink TV has just gone up in smoke

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Actual real magic smoke?
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:20 pm Actual real magic smoke?
Didn't see smoke, but I smelt it, and the TV light started flashing.. oddly the TV was will displaying a white background.
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Looks like the magic smoke escaped from some SMT stuff on the PSU..

Amazingly there are 50+ of these PSU's on evilbaby.. so got one with 24H postage...

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@exxos I'll bet you could have that fixed before the day is out :)
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:33 pm @exxos I'll bet you could have that fixed before the day is out :)
Honestly can't be bothered, It is unlikely I have the SMT stuff anyway.. I brought this one off evil bay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233063219778 Hopefully get it in a couple of days I paid for 24H delivery.
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exxos wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:35 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:33 pm @exxos I'll bet you could have that fixed before the day is out :)
Honestly can't be bothered, It is unlikely I have the SMT stuff anyway.. I brought this one off evil bay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233063219778 Hopefully get it in a couple of days I paid for 24H delivery.
Cant you make replacements out of old STs, duct tape and hot glue? Ok, so they may be a bit bigger, and you might need to have leads trailing to the ST/Tape/Hot glue mess, but it would get you going for the meantime :)
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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...
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