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:^o Hi I get the same screen as the one that you've posted, but it's only when I put my Slogger Pegasus into my Plus 1. I was wondering what issue pcb you have in yours, an Issue A by any chance? All Issue 4 PCB. I did try a good working ULA in it and no joy, thinking it could be the 6502 in both c...

Hi All On further investigation with a different monitor/tv am getting the above pink colour distortion, also when switching off am now hearing the cassette motor relay click, so guessing that as others concluded the ULA is dead. IMG_6010.jpg Also with another Elk just aquired via ebay a similar thi...

Hi All A quick question but most likely a complex answer, what are your recommendations for sourcing a LCD replacement montiors that will work with RiscPC's?, having a AFK18 monitor that still works but am looking for something a bit more modern and not so bulky to use on my venerable 32bit Acorn ki...

did it get struck with lighting?? or did you pull anything out the Plus1 two cart slots while it was using them, or drop it off the side of a table??? had lots of elks in different states / faults, always got some screen garbage , then fixed them. have you tried both RGB & AV out to TV :? Well thin...

Assuming that you have disconnected the Plus 1, is the +5V power actually getting to any of the chips? E.g. pin 8 of the 6502. What voltage do you get on pin 40 of the 6502? Apart from a multimeter, do you have any other test gear, if yes, what? Mark Pin 8 5volts, pin 40 0volts I do have a scope, n...

Let's start with basics: Disconnect everything from the Electron - except the power-in plug. I know you've done some of this already, however, let's have the results written down . . . Measure the Voltage at these points (everything ON the Electron Main PCB): (sorry if the is an egg-sucking lesson!...

Assuming that you have disconnected the Plus 1, is the +5V power actually getting to any of the chips? E.g. pin 8 of the 6502. What voltage do you get on pin 40 of the 6502? Apart from a multimeter, do you have any other test gear, if yes, what? Mark Pin 8 5volts, pin 40 0volts I do have a scope, n...

Well, the first place to start is my previous question :D - is it completely dead, or is something displayed (white bars, red/yellow pattern)? Does the cassette relay click when you turn it on? d. Sorry :roll: , completely dead, no display, no beep, no click of relay, no Led. Power coming from supp...

Check the ULA socket for broken pins. It may not look obvious initially. I had a similar issue, which is discussed in this post. Well had another go today, popped the ULA and checked, looks ok to me no broken pins and no life. What’s the best thing to probe for to check for life?, what does it chec...

May seem a daft question, did you push the knob in after selecting a disk?, as it needs to mount the drive. I had the the same issue, works if you push in the button....

Mark

Hi All After getting the Gotek drive to work, using a Elk with Plus 1 and Slogger DFS interface the said Elk after using it wouldn't boot up, no light, no reassuring beeep. I have opened the old girl up, checked the PSU, power coming out +5/-5 and AC, took out the ULA and reseated it, still no joy. ...

Hi All Thanks for all the advice, figured out why it didn't work in the end, operator error, didn't read the manual properly, once a disk is selected, one needs to press it in to mount it, then one can list it's content, doh. What i did do was to test it first on a electron with a slogger 400 dfs di...

Hi All Just bought a Gotek drive for the BBC Master, and plugged it in and switched on no problem, the issue is when i try to list the contents of the drive the light just comes on and stays on and just hangs there waiting for something?, any ideas?. DFS 2.24 and ADFS at 1.5, stock BBC Master, re-ca...

Hi All Not sure if anyone has mentioned about the BBC Master Keys, but from today's repairs would like to impart my experience. As part of the collection of Acorn kit, i have a BBC Master bought off ebay over 10years ago, fixed the CMOS Battery, and the usual caps as they went pop and smoke. Once th...

That is a 'feature'. :wink: The search algorithm looks for a match on the first age and then checks for any programs that are from the first age to less than or equal to the last age. A search for an age that is less than the start age will not produce any results. A search for a start age that is ...

You're asking this question a little bit too soon, so now I have to reveal my secret project..... I am working on an interface for the Atom to use an ESP8255 wifi module to communicate with the Internet. It's nothing new and some people here have also worked or played with it. My base set up will b...

You could buy the podule based replacement - http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/micros/individual/newprodpages/prodinfo.php?prodcode=CJE-RTCPOD If you don't want to build it yourself. It's an option i've considered, but as have not much to loose, and enjoy a challenge in solving problems and a bit more tim...

Hi All After cleaning up the A5000 mother board from the battery leak damage, in which the CMOS Chip fell off in the process.... I have a question about replacing it and seeing if it will boot to the desktop. I did try firing up the old girl without the chip and got the Red screen then a blank scree...

What helped with me is switch it on after a moment switch it off and do that a couple of times. You can be lucky that the ST506 comes back to life. Hi Tim I tried that, but it is dead as a door nail, but all my floppies seem to be ok so, once the drive is replaced with a modern solid state device w...

What helped with me is switch it on after a moment switch it off and do that a couple of times. You can be lucky that the ST506 comes back to life. Hi Tim I tried that, but it is dead as a door nail, but all my floppies seem to be ok so, once the drive is replaced with a modern solid state device w...

Hah! With one question you have highlighted a gap in the searching algorithms for my archive! :( I'll see if I can fix that today. In the meantime you could try some of these; Micro Primer Mr T`s Alphabet Games Mr T`s Measuring Games Mr T`s Money Box Mr T Tells the Time Mr T`s Shape Games First Ste...

Final problem is the harddrive, after over 10years of not working and old age the ST-506 when clicking on the icon in 3.11 it hangs then gives a disc error, RiscOS 2.0 it just froze the machine. So it think this is beyond all hope of life, will give it a good soak test and see if it comes back to l...

Hi All

Anyone got some good recommendations for 8bit learning games numbers/letters and other suitable for 3-5year olds?, start getting my two children ready to use computers for there future as IT hackers . Eldest likes Hopper on the Elk.

Mark

Hi Ian

Sounds like a plan, PM with a contact method, would like the formatted 512mb option .

Mark

Hi Camsoft2000

One thing has as the PSU been re-capped?. If not it will go pop at some point..... Happened to me with the Master, put the beeb back together after a complete re-cap kit from RetroClinic, worked a treat.

Mark.

Hi All Just thought i'd pass on some notes for others in the future, i have been spending my free time on lock down, going through my retro collection and see what works and doesn't and repairing them to get working. Today was reserecting the A420/1 and putting the Beeb back together after a complet...

Welcome! :D In the collection i have 4 Electrons at the moment just bought one off of Ebay to convert as a USB keyboard to use for work but it works ok!, so loathed to convert it. Don't do it! [-X Write a program to send keypresses over the cassette port, use a microcontroller to pretend to be a US...

Welcome, Mark. :D That is quite a history you have there. BITD I was one of the enemy stopping 'liitle oiks' like you doing what you did. :lol: Luckily I was a lot better and craftier than my students and managed to lock down the computers pretty well on our network! It didn't stop them trying thou...

Hi All Just to introduce myself on these forums, I have been working abroad for the last 8 years in China as a Design Engineer for a Automotive company, now working for a American one. After coming back to the UK, with with the extra time on my hands working from home, i have been getting out my col...

Yep if you still have one left?.

Mark