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Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:33 pm
by Moggy
Never had a problem removing say ULA's from issue 3 boards with just a pump and sucker, and replacing them even easier in the absence of sockets,not ruined one yet.

Like you say damaging the board is the main thing and I've always found spectrum boards to be more fragile than the 81.

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:25 pm
by Pepper
Andy Rea wrote: Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:12 pm on your marks....

get set...

GO...
I need to pay more attention!

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:26 pm
by gammaray
There were four then I went to work and then ...gone!

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:40 pm
by Andy Rea
fear not more will be coming shortly

Andy

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:23 pm
by Moggy
Don't worry guys I predict everybody will end up happy.

Kudos to you Andy, how the hell have you kept your eyesight soldering those tiny little wotnots? :ugeek:

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:27 pm
by gammaray
I am going to put a heatsink on mine! :D

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:29 pm
by Lardo Boffin
gammaray wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:27 pm I am going to put a heatsink on mine! :D
Don’t tell Moggy! :o

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:50 pm
by Andy Rea
Lardo Boffin wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:29 pm
gammaray wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:27 pm I am going to put a heatsink on mine! :D
Don’t tell Moggy! :o
The Cat see's all.... besides you dont need one, you can hold your finger on it all day and it only gets a little warm :D
Moggy wrote: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:23 pm Don't worry guys I predict everybody will end up happy.

Kudos to you Andy, how the hell have you kept your eyesight soldering those tiny little wotnots? :ugeek:
You have to wear Mad professor magnify goggles :mrgreen:

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:29 am
by gammaray
I am going to put a small heatsink on mine!

Re: ZX81 ULA

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:02 pm
by Andy Rea
gammaray wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:29 am I am going to put a small heatsink on mine!
Magnify goggles activated... :mrgreen: