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jajan547
Wow I just realized there's a place to add a photo for documents, boy do I feel silly.
Kai Robinson
THE FLYBACK HAS BEEN LOCATED! For some reason the bag it was in, had been put in the 4th floor kitchen/canteen/bar area of the office i work in...uhhh...why, i don't know.

However, that means that fingers crossed, the Plus will be fixed soon!
alxlab
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iPhil64
Would you have a BOM for these ? I need to fix a number of them....
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alxlab
Totally missed your comment! Better late than never?

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Kai Robinson
I have literally *lost* the flyback transformer i received in the post. I had it, in a bag, and then i've put it down somewhere and it's been tidied away somewhere - goddammit >_<
Freshestcream
My Mac-quisitions this week. I offered the seller of the Performa 636CD a hundred dollars for it, he agreed, and when we met he was including the eMac in the deal too! The Power Mac 5260/100 was offered on Craigslist for free because he was cleaning out his mom's house. I love spring cleaning! IMG_20220528_130221~2.jpg
Kai Robinson
Repairs are underway on 'the collection' - awaiting a flyback transformer from Dalbani - it must have taken a carrier pigeon to get here!
Stephen
Here's an example of the Электроника Б6-03 — Elektronika B6-03 Digital LCD watch. This particular model, among three others, has arrived from Ukraine. It's the first of the three I've purchased which was in good enough condition to bring back to life. The other two were "battery bombed".

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This watch has a "presidential" story, here's an excerpt from this nice article:

There is an anecdote, which seems to be true because it is referenced in many articles and comments , that during this last visit, Brezhnev showed an interest in the wrist watch that Kissinger wore, which was the Pulsar P2, which had gone into production in 1970 and was the first digital wrist watch with an LED display. It is not difficult to imagine Kissinger wearing a Pulsar on his wrist, since it was a very exclusive watch, expensive of course, and technologically advanced for the time. Kissinger kindly showed Brezhnev his watch from him, at which point Brezhnev explained that the USSR had already developed this technology, but they were not yet in a position to produce it on a large scale.

The next day, Brezhnev gave Kissinger a digital watch model, with the B6-02 LCD module. The US Secretary praised the Elektronika watch, while examining it closely. He was allegedly told it would be a magnificent model for export. However, Kissinger's concern was evident because he was unaware that the Soviet Union had CMOS technology , and this had serious implications. This meeting, so to speak, was the presentation of the Soviet Union in the field of digital watchmaking.
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If you're interested, you can find more information about early Soviet digital watches in this forum post. For me, I'm just happy to have one that finally works... but I have to admit... there are more in the mail!
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