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Rommudoh<p>Using DuPont connectors in the ZIF socket made it wear out a bit. The first three positions don't grip as tightly as they should. So I modified my component tester. Now it has a three pin DuPont socket at the top. I like how it looks.<br>I should've done it from the beginning.<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soldering</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hardwaremodding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwaremodding</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/componenttester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>componenttester</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/testequipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testequipment</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a></p>
scy<p>Detailverliebte Restauration eines Bildschirms aus den Achtzigern, inklusive einer Modernisierung des ursprünglichen Lautsprecher-Mods.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xYQU5SldcA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9xYQU5Sldc</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a> (39&nbsp;min)</p><p>(via <a href="https://chaos.social/@layered/114574483270587664" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chaos.social/@layered/11457448</span><span class="invisible">3270587664</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/monitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monitor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restoration</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/polymatt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polymatt</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modding</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hardwareModding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwareModding</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a></p>
Teknikal_Domain<p>I managed, to only burn my fingers, ONCE!</p><p>But I did it. I HF-modded a UV-K5. Furthermore, I did it without magnificaion, and without the correct sized soldering iron tip. Who wants to bet how long before it detonates?</p><p>I am 90% certain that the capacitor you have to replace is 0201 footprint.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/Soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soldering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/HardwareModding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareModding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tekdmn.me/tags/QuanshengUVK5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuanshengUVK5</span></a></p>
Rommudoh<p>Since the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/monitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monitor</span></a> already had solder points for a <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/RGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RGB</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SCART" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCART</span></a> connector, I decided to make use of this and enable it to be used with my <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> 500. It was relatively easy and I didn't even have to pull the board out of the case.<br>Now I can use the monitor for all my Commodore computers.<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/A500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>A500</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Amiga500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga500</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hardwaremodding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwaremodding</span></a></p>