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I only have a small area to dedicate to my Vintage Computers so each computer in the collection has to fill a specific niche. My rough guideline is that each system gets a roughly 5 year span where operating systems and upgrades that fit the original motherboard are allowed. I also use modern...

Success!! I was able the make the connector and solder up a cable and now I have RGBI video on my Laser 128EX! I made the pins by cutting a 20mm section on 1/16 in brass rod. The I put the small piece in a cordless drill and spun it while filling. I filled it down to 1.5mm - 1.36 mm. Only 7 of...

The connecter appears to be able to accept a wide range of pin and still have a snug fit. 0.9mm is way to small. I was able to make my own pins(with very poor quality control) they range from 1.5mm to 1.36mm most are in the 1.45mm range. The pin that's 1.5mm is a little tight the 1.36mm pin...

Sears rebranded the monitor from another OEM(I can't remember who the FCC ID comes back to) . They sold adapter cables for different computers. I plan on using it for my Laser 128 EX that uses a 15 pin DSub for the video connector. *Edit I just looked it up again and The FCCID AFA9YBR3CL comes...

I decided to go for a cable clamp. Here is my latest design. It will end up using 6 #4 3/8 Flat Head Screws. I was able to find "uxcell 0.3mm x 0.9mm x 500mm Brass Pipe Tube Round Bar Rod" on amazon for $5.99 should be able to use it to make my own solder pins. I should have it tomorrow but it...

Turns out grabbing the ferrite is a little harder than I though it would would be. All of my VGA cable seem to have different size Ferrites (older ones seem bigger newer ones smaller). 1. I could try resigning it with a cable clamp like the original connecter does but that would mean it needs 6...

Would you be able to make a few more measurements? 1)How tall are the pins? 2) What is the depth from the edge of the connector to the insert that holds the pins?

I was able to find 1/16 in(1.588mm) brass rod at my local hardware store. I was going to try "turning it" using a drill and some "precision files" I got from harbor freight. The rod was $2.50 for 3 feet so I should be able to make plenty of mistakes. They also had 1/32(0.794) bass rod. The...

The pin is what I have been struggling with the most. I have ben thinking of making my own solder pins. 15 gauge wire is 1.45 mm 1/16 inch brass rod is 1.57 mm

I have a favor to ask of anyone that has an EIAJ 8 or E8M cable. Would you be able to measure the diameter of the pins on the male connector? I found a data sheet that all of the other plug measurements and I think I can design a 3d printable version of the connector. The only dimension I'm...

I was able to find a DX2-50 Mhz and to works (at 40mhz) it's now fast enough that Check it 3.0 says the maximum performance has been reached and the lagging game work great.

Thanks for the link I might try a few of the designs and see how they work. I moved the reset button from the back of the case to a blank 5 1/4 drive bay, I should be able to repurpose the hole in the back of the case to add the audio jack.

I have a Laser Turbo XT with no sound card. I would like to build/buy a small circuit to allow me to connect a set of Amplified Stereo(working in mono) speakers to the PC speakers connection. To give me volume control and a place to connect headphones. I know some Sound Blaster sound cards...

Those cache modules seem to be unobtanium, i have had an ebay search running for over a year and I haven't seen one yet( at a reasonable price)

It wouldn't suprise me the case had a lot of rust that I had to clean up. I'm not sure what I'm looking for in the photos. Are you able to circle it on the photo?