What did you buy today.

[ChrisUnionNJ]

Originally Posted by toffo

ChrisUnionNJ
Thanks for that! Started looking around and saw some threads, will look into that

Also get some lemon juice and baking soda to kill the acid that leaked out
because any acid on the board is still active..

Chris

[toffo]

Ok, but mix them together or? As I read somewhere else I think you should either use lemon juice or bakingsoda + water..

Am I wrong?
And what would the ratio be when mixing?

[prowler]

Originally Posted by toffo

I read in some thread that it should be safe to skip the battery also?
I know the clock won't save when powered off, but why would you want a clock on an A500 when you don't have a disk in it with WB on it?

There can't be anything you would want a systemclock for right?

I don't know, but if it "works" without a battery I might just as well go with that. I just want the RAM part of it

You're quite right. There is no need to replace the battery, because everything will work with the exception of the RTC keeping time. If that bothers you, then just set the clock each time you power it up.

Originally Posted by toffo

Btw, what color should the Power/Drive and Caps-lock leds have? The ones in this A500 is red..? Shouldn't they be green/yellow/green?

A variety of colours was used for these LEDs during their production run. The rule seems to be that when one colour ran short, they just used another instead.

Originally Posted by toffo

Ok, but mix them together or? As I read somewhere else I think you should either use lemon juice or bakingsoda + water..

Am I wrong?
And what would the ratio be when mixing?

Use only lemon juice to neutralize the alkaline battery spillage and remove the resulting corrosion. Then wash away the lemon juice with tap water or isopropyl alcohol. Leave to dry for three days or so if tap water is used.

[toffo]

Ah great prowler, thanks for all that info! I will spill some lemon juice on the board tonight and then wash away with some alcohol.


Oh and to keep things on topic, I bought a vintage 1963 Barbie Bubble Cut with gold-white striped swimsuit in original package and it looks great. Just waiting for it to get delivered :P


Btw. I love this forum! Fast and easy responses from friendly people
If I could I would write in this thread; "Today I bought the English Amiga Board" just because it's great

[prowler]

Originally Posted by toffo

Ah great prowler, thanks for all that info! I will spill some lemon juice on the board tonight and then wash away with some alcohol.

Apply the lemon juice with a 12mm paint brush with the bristles cut short (to 10mm or so). It won't require as much juice as you might think.

[toffo]

In short of a paint brush, would it be ok with a cotton swab? I normally use that with alcohol when cleaning residue of boards and that works like a charm.

[prowler]

Originally Posted by toffo

In short of a paint brush, would it be ok with a cotton swab? I normally use that with alcohol when cleaning residue of boards and that works like a charm.

Yes, if that works for you when cleaning residue (solder flux, etc.) from pcbs, then it should be ok for doing this job too.

Actually I use a paint brush for both jobs, so there can't be much difference between that and a cotton swab for getting the job done effectively.

[toffo]

Hehe ok I just don't like that the isopropyl "melts" the plastic on a brush, that's why I'm not using it :P

Thanks for all your help!

[ChrisUnionNJ]

Yeah just lemon juice is fine I always do overkill when I do something just
to be safe..lol

Chris

[fitzsteve]

Hey Guys!

My MegaDrive arrived to go with my MegaCD and guess what, yeah it works



Oh and I got a few other bits this week:

HTC Desire HD - Awesome Andriod Phone Well impressed!

Some more N64 Games, Doom64, Quake 1,2 & Duke Nukem 64

Some PeeCee Engine Games, Chase HQ, R-TypeII and Altred Beast

Fun times!

[Hewitson]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Bought up a professional desoldering/heat gun station to maintain my arcade boards.

Which one?

[terexuk]

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Hey Guys!

My MegaDrive arrived to go with my MegaCD and guess what, yeah it works



Oh and I got a few other bits this week:

HTC Desire HD - Awesome Andriod Phone Well impressed!

Some more N64 Games, Doom64, Quake 1,2 & Duke Nukem 64

Some PeeCee Engine Games, Chase HQ, R-TypeII and Altred Beast

Fun times!

nice choice of phone there , ive got the original desire fantastic piece of kit

[Peter]

Where did you get your MegaCD/MegaDrive set up Steve?

[fitzsteve]

Originally Posted by Peter

Where did you get your MegaCD/MegaDrive set up Steve?

eBay mate

Got a pick up only (Erith, Kent) bundle with the N64, was untested and didn't include the MegaDrive its self - looks like I lucked out! MD was £4(£9inc P&P) BIN on eBay but its pretty tatty, I should have picked one up at a car boot instead, in fact I might still...

@terexuk,

Yeah the HTC rocks, even had a great Amiga Emulator

[Retrofan]

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Hey Guys!

My MegaDrive arrived to go with my MegaCD and guess what, yeah it works



Oh and I got a few other bits this week:

HTC Desire HD - Awesome Andriod Phone Well impressed!

Some more N64 Games, Doom64, Quake 1,2 & Duke Nukem 64

Some PeeCee Engine Games, Chase HQ, R-TypeII and Altred Beast

Fun times!

Nice buy mate!. There are some mods you can make in a Megadrive too.
Google translation:
http://translate.google.es/translate...rregion_885516

[Peter]

I got a PS1 game that I have never heard of before... "Life Force Tenka" - it's pretty decent!

[s2325]

Yes, not bad FPS with robots. I think it have also PC version.

[onkelarie]

Finally received my Dingoo A320. After installing the Dingux bootselector it's working wonders actually. Amazing little device!

[toffo]

It feels a bit "cheapish", like a rip-off of PSP when looking at pictures and such.
But you don't have that feel I guess?

[onkelarie]

Not at all. The default Dingoo menu is indeed a PSP / PS3 ripoff and the emulators that come with it, are pretty aweful. However, when Dingux is installed and it boots to Linux, it's an awesome retrogaming fix. I have currently installed Sega Mastersystem, Sega Genesis, NES, Mame, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, PC Engine/Turbografx, Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 and all run at 60 frames per second. The build is quite sturdy as well, surprisingly.

For Amiga emulation, I just have to stick with my laptop.