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It's been a minute. How about I release the Solidworks CAD files and we see how far the community can run with it?

Yes, but my preliminary testing highlighted that I had produced costly trash.

I ended up purchasing one of these so that I can no longer need to have a Hakko FR-301 obnoxiously buzzing a foot or less from my face while working — I can put the Metcal pump unit below my desk on a concrete patio paver to further deaden transmission. Mine came with the filters but I imagine...

I've already tried this. Once for an hour (which had little to no effect) and a second time for 24+ hours. After the second attempt the drive will spin up, click a little, and then spin down with no further activity.

As the title says, I have an unresponsive Quantum ProDrive ELS. This drive is from my family's 1993 LC 520 and has a lot of old school projects and silly doodles on it. As a result, I'm interested in restoring the information. I see there's a spacer available on eBay for this specific drive. I...

Head alignment on the Famicom Disk System drive is mission critical. Also, the level of tolerance for head calibration is minuscule at 50 micrometers (0.05mm). In my search to simplify and quantify this calibration process I have developed several techniques. However, I believe my newest...

They’re kind of annoying to open up - inside you’ll find a handful of small electrolytic capacitors. I haven’t heard of these cameras needing to be recapped, which makes sense to me - relatively low voltage and very little heat build up. You’re probably better leaving it alone.

Epilepsy Warning This guide utilizes a free stroboscopic app at frequencies of approximately 7 Hz. If you're at risk of seizures or epilepsy then please proceed with caution. It's possible to follow this guide without using a stroboscopic light. Calibrating the motor can be done precisely with...

Totally an option. A few considerations that come to mind: Some analog boards may be in need of repair and the fan could cause stress on an already strained system. I believe I’ve read in the past that fans can introduce interference to early power supplies but that is entirely anecdotal at...

Adding the pass through power switch is trivial - it’s just a power cable cut in two with a switch in between. Using a 12v fan adds the requirement for a small (e.g., 150mA) power supply. The module will block some of the air flow but I don’t believe it will have a significant decrease in...

This is the datasheet for the Etri 146DJ-2182-030... it's 28 dB @ 115vac / 60 hz :)

Pretty confident that the original is 80mm from mounting point to mounting point. I’ll confirm general dimensions this evening. Fixed, thank you both!

I've made a dimensionally accurate 3D replica of the "Fanny Mac" but now I'd love community feedback. The fanny mac is an active cooling device which inserts into the handle cavity on early Compact Macs. Feedback I see feedback as fitting into three broad categories: What fan is best for this...

It's one of the consoles I would like to own. Unfortunately for me, I became enthusiastic about them after they grew in popularity... so no early bird prices for me :)

This article introduces the FD3206 No-Wire Open Source FDS Mod, a new method of bypassing write-restrictions built into Nintendo Famicom Disk System drives. Scroll down to "A New Alternative" if you're only interested in the new mod. Write Protection History I've already written about the...

These days I'm less impassioned. If people want to use their 128k as a door stop then I wish them all the best. That being said — as the owner of upgraded 512k macs and original 128k macs, I am still on the look out for my very own fat mac.

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Indeed, this appears to be a "fat mac" (Dr. Dobbs, "Fatten Your Mac", 1985 PDF). This is my favorite mac... even if it isn't officially a Mac! This represents a brief period of time when eager enthusiasts were willing to "risk it all" to reach the dream they were sold with the 128k (and 512k).

Introduction There is already a wealth of information on drive calibration for the Famicom Disk System. However, it appears that it's not the whole story. Over the last few weeks I've been deeply investigating Famicom Disk Drive calibration. This all started when I purchased six drives from...

I'm not opposed — but one of the advantages of open source is that other people can spin off their own version! If no one wants to take a stab at this then I will make an updated version just for ✨ you ✨.