Emax

Thanks Chase for clearing that up.

Reggio


--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Chase Smith <plus_321@...> wrote:

> From: Chase Smith <plus_321@...>
> Subject: Re: [emax] emax version 2 board SCSI upgrade in action...
> To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 3:18 PM
> That trace is supposed to be cut.  Mine was and so was my
> friend's.  
> 
> Jip Harrio <harrioj@...> wrote:                
>             Julian,
>  
>  It's good to know that you in the process of actually
> doing this project. I am about to get started myself.
>  
>  Just curious what this "rework station" is. Is
> this something I could possibly find at Radio Shack?
>  
>  As I was reviewing step 2 in the "Retro
> Instructions" I opened up my Emax and discovered that
> the trace between 11 and 12 instead of 12-13 on IC2 has
> already been cut. 
>  
>  Do you think that this will create a problem for me? And
> is there a recommended way to rejoin the trace?
>  
>  I too am planning to add the SCSI port from the back
> instead of adding a hard drive.
>  
>  I will be tracking your project in hopes staying safe with
> this project. I don't do this type of stuff often but I
> believe that I can do this project will some good reference
> and guidance.
>  
>  Reggio
>  
>  --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Julian
> <jujulilianan@...> wrote:
>  
>  > From: Julian <jujulilianan@...>
>  > Subject: [emax] emax version 2 board SCSI upgrade in
> action...
>  > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>  > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 12:00 AM
>  > well, seeing as we're tralking about what
> it's like
>  > to upgrade a version
>  > 2 emax, I started work on my version 2 board at home
>  > yesterday
>  > afternoon, (having skimmed the mod sheet and seen all
> the
>  > drawings
>  > thinking it was just a bunch of cut and rewires - and
>  > thinking "ooh!
>  > simple!")
>  > 
>  > then as I was going through I got to the dreaded
> U13....
>  > 
>  > So I took the board into work today and just had the
> socket
>  > out in 2
>  > minutes with a rework station, but if I didn't
> have one
>  > of those
>  > available to me, it would have been a lot more
> painful -
>  > would require
>  > cutting up the socket into pieces with your craft
> knife,
>  > and
>  > pulling/cleaning every pin hole separately - a good
> half
>  > hour plus of
>  > work, if you wanted to do a neat job.
>  > 
>  > so tonight I'll hopefully have time to put in the
> new
>  > socket (yes the
>  > PCB has a footprint for a 28 pin part - they just
> only
>  > placed a 24 pin
>  > socket... bastards! all this hassle, and future
> upgrade
>  > expense for
>  > their customers, so they could save a fraction of a
> cent
>  > per build!) and
>  > finish the rest of the cutting and wiring.
>  > 
>  > sometime later this week I'll double check my
> work, and
>  > then put it
>  > together and see how the upgrade went.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > I'd estimate for anyone going to a halfway decent
> tech
>  > with a basic
>  > desoldering gun, that there's about 1.5 hours
> work from
>  > sealed case
>  > without the SCSI mods to sealed case with the SCSI
> mods....
>  > at least for
>  > the version 2 PCB in an emax rack - not sure how
> simple the
>  > keyboard
>  > comes apart and back together.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > I'm also very very interested in taking a SCSI
> port out
>  > the back of my
>  > emax.... half tempted to do a simple remake of the
> original
>  > emax version
>  > 2 SCSI adapter PCB. would be very simple to route and
> make.
>  > might have
>  > to spend an hour or two working out what pins on the
> 50 way
>  > headers
>  > route to the header that goes to the D25.... will
>  > research.... If I do
>  > make a design up, I'll be getting a bunch of them
>  > made.... is anyone
>  > else interested in this?
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
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