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Rybags, on Wed Feb 8, 2012 3:04 AM, said:

Yeah, thats similar to what candle said. I reflowed the solder, a few times, and still same or worse output... I even check all the red lines for continuity, and they were fine...

sloopy.

Some people have talked to me on irc and i have been giving updates and such... but the big thing is all the delays from parts have been overcome (note: just because someone gives you a BOM, double check it! note2:just because the first 10 IC's are Atmega48, doesnt mean ALL 30 are Atmega48's...)

I have been busy building the last week or so, first one to get the feel of how it goes together, and then several to get an idea of assembly line practices in place as there are almost 70 distinct parts that go on these PCB's... Now the first one I assembled has an issue:
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this is what it is supposed to look like:
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and is usable, but doesnt show all colors like its supposed to do... I did play Galaxian for a good 30mins testing it for stability, and I learned two things... 1) I suck at Galaxian (9060 best) and 2) had no problems with it...

I have been working with Candle to get it working but it seems its determined to stay like that, so I am building several of them to rule out a possibility of a specific component being bad, or the PCB being an issue.

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(free prize to the person who can spot the chip that I soldered backwards cause it is 3am ;')

So currently I am building these to get the bugs worked out (but we are optimists, so they have no bugs ;') And hope to start shipping by late next week... (there was one thing I did forget to order, which even a complete BOM wouldnt have, anti-static bags for shipping ;')

Any questions, post in this thread, IM me here, or see me on irc... or even email me...

thanks,
sloopy.

Larry, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 2:25 PM, said:

I like them BIG too...

oh wait... your talkin Atari's... I like them 8bits in all sizes

i'll pass on the sux-teen bit stuff...
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sloopy.

atari3600, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:03 PM, said:

no habla espanol?

and how are they trying to say its anything but an XEGS? How 'real' do you need? I am sure they both say 'Made in $X' and $X <> "USA" and $X <> "Mexico"

sloopy.

How 'Rare' can they be when you can still buy them brand new, fully boxed...

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130638387533

sloopy.