Irradio XTC-506R Repaired again.

It seems this small Irradio TV/Monitor always suffers from some problem, last time there were short circuits caused by the pressure of the cathode ray tube on the PCB.

This time some cold joints on the solder pads.it would have been very sad to throw it in the garbage trash.

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Nintendo Virtual Boy Repair.

First of all, i thank Andrea Pierdomenico for this fantastic gift.

Below i explain how i have repaired the Nintendo Virtual Boy which show the classic display malfunction problems (both).

I have used only a pencil eraser and a SMD Rework Station to fix the connections of the ribbon cable to the Display PCB of the Virtual Boy.

The process involves heating the connection of ribbon cable to the Display and using a pencil eraser to push segments of the ribbon cable to the PCB.

I configured the hot air station to 145 Degrees and 55 of Air Pressure and i made 3 fast transition without ever stopping at a specific point, pressing between one pass and another with the pencil eraser.

It Works!

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Thanks to my friends Charlie and Gerben for this fantastic gift which adds another piece to my Atari Collection that now begins to become respectable.

UAV (Ultimate Atari Video) Video Upgrade for Atari Computers & Consoles.

This circuit improves the signal video output and allow to use both output (SVIDEO and COMPOSITE). The circuit is compatible with all Atari 2600, 5200, 7800 consoles and all Atari Home Computers 400, 800, 1200 …

I thank my friend Charlie for giving me this circuit that i have immediately installed in my Atari 2600 Jr which i use with the Harmony SD Cartridge.

NOTE:

Don’t use the socket in place of the IC 4050 as seen in the photo. The external case of the Atari 2600Jr console is too thin and cannot be closed anymore.

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source: atariage.com

Mean Well T-60B switching power supply put in a box to be used for Amiga computers.

This is a nice summer job for my friend Andry.

Gallery of the work done:

Download: Mean Well T-60B datasheet (1171)

A couple of weeks ago had written a post on a socialSocks that i was looking for a button for my 800XL that i had repaired.

Today the missing key came to me as a gift :D

The lot that includes the missing key is the following:

• 1 x Atari 800XL (Boxed)
• 1 x Atari 1050 Dual Densisty Disk Drive (Italian box totally different from my box)
• 1 x Atari XC11 (Boxed)
• 1 x Atari 800XL Loose

I thank so much Alessandro Polito. Thanks my friend.

This is the official demo party results from Datastorm 2018. See also the CSDB DATASTORM 2018 section for more informations.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Fopcycle by Fairlight, Offence, Prosonix
• 2 – @ by Atlantis
• 3 – Oldskool Heroes by Nah-Kolor

C64 Music:

• 1 – Semestertechno by Qdor/Stinsen
• 2 – Disco-Data by Magnar Harestad
• 3 – Newsoft II by Zabutom
• 4 – Stratos by X-jammer
• 5 – 120 Seconds of Untz by V0yager/Magic

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – DS Compofiller 60% by Jok
• 2 – FompoCiller by grip
• 3 – Best Friends by Kaktus/Mahoney

Productions released outside compos:

• Phantom of the Blasteroids by Genesis Project (Game)

Download: Datastorm 2018 Full Party Stuff (1015)

source: datastorm.party

Another Gotek (HXC) with some Enhancements.

Enhancements:

• OLED Display
• Piezo Buzzer
• Push Button for select
• Rotary Encoder

Gallery:

Video:

Credits for the best firmware Jean-françois Del Nero.