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Peter
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QL Mainboard mechanical drawing

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Hi,
is there a drawing of the QL mainboard, with mechanical dimensions, outline, connector locations, etc.?
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Re: QL Mainboard mechanical drawing

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Hi Peter,

The omly information I have seen is in the QL Service Manual, which does not have any mechanical drawings of the QL PCB, Case, Keyboard mountings.

I guess the there was a design file with this information prior to the launch of the QL, with all the mechanical design information. But I think this will of being lost.

I was going do a Mechanical drawing in Freecad, of the keyboard, to detail the keyboard switch positions. Maybe I could e tend this to other parts of the QL.

Freecad is a parametric 3D modelling software with limited 2D facilities.
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I did this in around 2004. It’s a couple of computers ago, but if the file still exists I’ll find it. It also included variations of positions of internal connectors.


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Dave wrote:I did this in around 2004. It’s a couple of computers ago, but if the file still exists I’ll find it. It also included variations of positions of internal connectors.
Many thanks Dave, that would be cool!


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I've been through all the machines in the house and not found it yet. I have two machines in storage that it might be on. I'll dig them out.


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Thank you Dave, but please no further efforts, that would be more than if I do a little measuring.


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