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by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:20 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Care Lightning - cartridge only
Replies: 2
Views: 3306

Care Lightning - cartridge only

Just the plug in Eprom cartridge - manual and disks long gone...

£10 to a good home plus postage.
by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Flip over backplane - DIY
Replies: 0
Views: 2902

Flip over backplane - DIY

This is my flip over backplane that was used to house a gold card and sawn off QL into a slim case

It worked remarkably well, despite the basic nature and no ground plane.

Yours for £5 plus postage.
by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:14 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Incomplete Rebel backplane unit
Replies: 3
Views: 4063

Incomplete Rebel backplane unit

This is half of the RB500e backplane kit - not sure what happened to the other half - I think it was consumed into another project and is long gone.

This piece is the 4 slot backplane - and might suit some one experimenting...

Bargain at £10 plus postage...
by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:11 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Mplane for QL - ideal for homing in a slim PC case
Replies: 2
Views: 2665

Mplane for QL - ideal for homing in a slim PC case

Unused Mplane - was going to be the base of a Z180 unit along with the trump card I was also selling - I went down the P112 route in the end.

£45 plus postage - I imagine these are quite rare now - so grab a bargain...
by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Trump Card 768K - no cover/heatsink
Replies: 11
Views: 9098

Trump Card 768K - no cover/heatsink

Cover was removed as the Trump card was going to be the I/O and memory for a z180 project. Sadly I can't find the cover plate, but the unit was working with my QL prior to being stored. The ROM version is 1.37 Selling for £40 plus postage as missing the cover - you will need to do something with thi...
by Pr0f
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:03 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Minerva v1.66 original rom and carrier
Replies: 5
Views: 3916

Minerva v1.66 original rom and carrier

For Sale - one Minerva ROM v1.66 original pcb carrier and ROM. No paperwork or Floppy - just the board only.

£20 plus postage.
by Pr0f
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:27 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: QL not working
Replies: 6
Views: 3188

Re: QL not working

The RGB pinout is shown in the service guide. It's been a while since I owned one of these, but the splash screen starts first, with the F1 / F2 prompt, and if you don't hit any keys for about 30 seconds, the screen will default to TV mode - a blue screen and pink cursor. The left hand Microdrive wi...
by Pr0f
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:16 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Plugin card plastic surrounds
Replies: 0
Views: 3467

Plugin card plastic surrounds

Does anyone know if these are still made / available, or if anyone has a small stash of these?

I am talking about the plastic end cover that goes over the expansion cards that can be plugged into the left hand side.
by Pr0f
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:11 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: QL not working
Replies: 6
Views: 3188

Re: QL not working

You could put a scope on the RGB socket and see what you get on the synch pins - this will tell you if the ULA is at least producing video timing pulses. Yellow led suggests power is getting to the board, but it won't tell you much more than that. I would take a look a the circuit diagrams / and blo...
by Pr0f
Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Random hardware ideas!
Replies: 77
Views: 33875

Re: Random hardware ideas!

Unless you have a small board carrying the power and network connectors, to go up that end of the case. A small DC-DC buck converter can handle the power conversion from the nominal 9v to 5V / 3.3V or what ever you needed.