Goes by fast, doesn't it?
On the 228/228A, be sure to check the NiCd batteries inside. Mine were leaking.
Today I had this nice soldering fume extractor/filter delivered, seems to work a real treat too and I hope that it fulfill a dual purpose, my does artwork design and uses alcohol based pens for his work and these tend to give him a headache so I thought that when I'm not soldering, he might use it to whisk away the alcohol fumes as well.
Time will provide the answer as always.
I've got one of those too, it's not bad for the coin but the range is fairly limited so you need to place it close to your work area so it sucks up the fumes. I assume you got the carbon filters too?
Cool Tutankahmon
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankham
Are you going to bring it back to life?I hope to raise it from the dead and put it in my Cocktail Arcade cabinet. (Hopefully the custom Konami chips are still OK)
PS
The MAME emulation for this is not complete so having the real thing is a big deal to me.
Today I had this nice soldering fume extractor/filter delivered, seems to work a real treat too and I hope that it fulfill a dual purpose, my does artwork design and uses alcohol based pens for his work and these tend to give him a headache so I thought that when I'm not soldering, he might use it to whisk away the alcohol fumes as well.
Time will provide the answer as always.
I've got one of those too, it's not bad for the coin but the range is fairly limited so you need to place it close to your work area so it sucks up the fumes. I assume you got the carbon filters too?Yep, sure did, came with 4 of them.
Sounds like a good idea, keep me posted on your progress?
Cool Tutankahmon
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankham
Are you going to bring it back to life?I hope to raise it from the dead and put it in my Cocktail Arcade cabinet. (Hopefully the custom Konami chips are still OK)
PS
The MAME emulation for this is not complete so having the real thing is a big deal to me.Cool hope it works out. Where did you get these vintage boards? I know a lot of arcade machines were stripped for the parts or rebuild the cabinet for mame clones. I just don't know where the parts ended up.
Cool hope it works out. Where did you get these vintage boards? I know a lot of arcade machines were stripped for the parts or rebuild the cabinet for mame clones. I just don't know where the parts ended up.
What I went there for, was a 3-jaw lathe chuck. He didn't have a suitable one.
What I went there for, was a 3-jaw lathe chuck. He didn't have a suitable one.Have you seen the chucks Hare & Forbes sell. Quality seems reasonable for the price.
I got a mint PC XT on the cheap:
I got a mint PC XT on the cheap:I had a 95LX then a 100LX and sold my 200LX (mint condition) for almost 500Euro a year ago.
The beauty about these HP palmtops is the boot time: Instant!
I got a mint PC XT on the cheap:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/what-did-you-buy-today-post-your-latest-purchase!/?action=dlattach;attach=402116
I'm making a magnetic/flexible build-plate for my 3D printer so I bought some thin spring steel sheet (0.8mm) and will use some neomydium magnets embedded in the alloy heated bed platform. Problem was - what to use to glue the magnets in place? After searching around I bought the stuff shown below: Permatex Supra Grey. Good for 260degC so certainly suitable for 110degC (max) of the heated bed.
Also received some 2ft lengths of Nylon rod (6mm and 8mm dia) to make a remote push-switch for my PSU.
a Desoldering gun. (plus more anti-static matting, some contact cleaning spray, freeze spray, etc etc... damn you Mektronics!)
I got a mint PC XT on the cheap:I had a 95LX then a 100LX and sold my 200LX (mint condition) for almost 500Euro a year ago.
The beauty about these HP palmtops is the boot time: Instant!Nice! These early pocket computers still go for a pretty penny if in good condition.
At the time I used to drool over the 95LX and the older Sharps PC1211 and PC1500, but $$$ was really tight. In the late 1980s my daily driver was a Casio SF-4000 and a few years later I upgraded to a SF-9600. I still have both, together with a Casio FX-880P given to me years later.