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  1. Androda

    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    Will definitely post a picture here once I have one fully assembled and tested. There's not a lot of accidental contact surface on the top of these power supplies, which is pretty surprising. The exposed capacitor top doesn't test as connected to either positive or negative, and most of the...
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    BlueSCSI Variants and Availability

    The original BlueSCSI project is a fork of ArdSCSIno, with some code bug fixes to improve compatibility with later Mac OS versions. Mac OS 9.2 can be booted on a G3 using BlueSCSI, which is pretty cool if you ask me. This thread is for focusing on BlueSCSI variants which are available to use /...
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    This solution doesn't technically need anything at all from the original power supply. Not the case, not the PSU to motherboard cable, nothing. The new power supply doesn't really fit in the original supply casing, tolerances are just not large enough for it to be safe. Hence the printed...
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    Don't discount your work here, that mount design is miles better than the one I came up with. And you helped scouting for other parts.
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    If all goes well with the PCB testing, I could have 5 ready after Christmas. :) If you really want to do a large order then let's DM about it. The parts are starting to be in short supply (sigh, like everything else) and might need to be ordered in bulk from China.
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    This particular power supply is too weak for the IIci and similar. Another design would have to be sourced and designed around. I'm sure they exist.
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    After an incredibly long delay, this project is back underway. I've designed a protection PCB that has fuses and zeners to protect the LC motherboard, and it's on the way from JLC now. @GeekyBit has designed a very nice 3d printed mount for this setup. More or less we're waiting for parts to...
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    BlueSCSI - Open, Low Cost, DIY SCSI to SD device

    If you're interested in trying a hardware and/or software fork of BlueSCSI, I have kits available that support external LEDs. On my site, designs which are blue PCBs run the mainline BlueSCSI software. Green and black PCBs are running a forked version of the software on different...
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    Recreating Backlit Macintosh Portable Display Flex Cables

    Hello everyone, As we all know, flex cables for a variety devices are starting to get a little bit creaky and in many cases have cracked. Great examples of these are display cables for the Macintosh Backlit Portable, PowerBooks, and the eMate 300 (though in the eMate's case it's because of a...
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    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    I had no idea that little power supplies like these even existed. It's under-rated on the 5v line by a bit, but so is my board. And this is all-in-one. Just needs cabling and mounts.
  11. Androda

    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    The 5v regulator is rated at 4.25 amps, slightly less than the 4.75 which the original power supply is rated for. It can briefly push 6 amps (this is the peak current limit), and if a small/quiet fan is integrated then 4.75 amps is probably doable. Just needs a fuse rated that high, currently...
  12. Androda

    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    Been a long time since any updates, sorry. I'm sending a pcb and parts to @GeekyBit so he can put together a better mounting bracket than I designed. The PCB accepts a 12v power supply with barrel jack, or direct wiring into a 12v supply. There's no switch on the PCB, so your external 12v...
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    Soldering temperature

    Yes, the push and twist method is my favorite for removing the little SMD can capacitors. Never ripped a pad.
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    BlueSCSI - Open, Low Cost, DIY SCSI to SD device

    Feel free to ping me with whatever questions you have
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    2.5" -> 3.5" SCSI adapter

    SCSI only "needs" 19 pins. 18 for data and control lines, plus termination power. The 50 pin scsi connector is mostly ground lines. The 40 pin powerbook scsi connector has three power sources: motor power, drive logic power, and termination power. That's 5 pins used, leaving 34 (one pin...
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    Apple eMate 300 Expansion Module (Open Source / Open Hardware Project)

    My attempts to increase the RAM and Flash sizing look like they aren't going to work out. Fortunately, my efforts have resulted in a working module with the same capacity as the original! Fork of Stephen's repo is here: https://github.com/androda/eMate-Expansion The CL-PS7010 RAM and Flash...
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    Downvoting posts

    Maybe a Mac with question marks as eyes?
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    Q & A Time!

    My questions are primarily around site management. Is there an information page showing who all the admins / staff / site officials are? Is there an upper limit planned on the number of site officials? Is there a process for 'demoting' site officials for misbehavior or other issues? How were...
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    Resource Categories

    What do we think should go under Resources then? If nothing seems to fit, can we disable that header to avoid people getting confused?
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    Dark Theme, hard to tell unread threads

    In the dark theme, it's quite hard to tell which threads you haven't read. The top one in this picture is unread. Would be easier to see if highlighted with blue dots, like on the overall forum view.