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Hi All,

 

Its been a couple of weeks, so probably time for an update on this project.

 

I'm somewhat amazed by the response to this thread - the demand has exceeded my expectations (and probably my ability to cope!).

 

So far, I've made a small number of cartridges, and I have contacted everyone in the thread who lives in the UK to offer them a cartridge (As I explained in my first post, I'm keen to keep the initial batch in the UK, in case there are any problems/bugs discovered). Unfortunately, I've still got 3 waiting to be posted, since those people have not replied to my PMs. If they don't reply soon, I'll offer them to those in Europe instead.

 

Its still taking me several hours to make each board, largely due to problems finding then fixing bridged pins on the fpga. These are often too small to see even with a magnifying glass, and take ages of painful continuity testing. I've ordered a stencil which should make applying the paste more accurate. When it arrives, I'm hoping I can make the boards more rapidly.

 

Robin

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Great review, sounds like a good product. Love the addition of the reset button, although probably needs to have it compatible to fit in common Atari XL carts (screw hole). However, also sounds like electrotrains needs a partner in the USA willing to produce these.

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Great review, sounds like a good product. However, also sounds like electrotrains needs a partner in the USA willing to produce these.

 

A partner in the USA producing boards would be very welcome indeed. In fact, since everything is open-sourced, anyone with the right tools can just go ahead. They don't need my permission (though I'd be happy to provide any advice as required).

 

Joey Z announced (earlier in the thread) that he was going to look to do a run based in the USA and at a lower price. But I haven't heard any more...

 

Edit - Greg - the board does fit in a standard XL cart case (the ones with the plastic post, rather than the screw). That's where I've mounted mine. You just need to break off the central post. Sadly there was no way to accomodate a hole in the PCB alongside the rather large fpga.

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A partner in the USA producing boards would be very welcome indeed. In fact, since everything is open-sourced, anyone with the right tools can just go ahead. They don't need my permission (though I'd be happy to provide any advice as required).

 

Joey Z announced (earlier in the thread) that he was going to look to do a run based in the USA and at a lower price. But I haven't heard any more...

 

Edit - Greg - the board does fit in a standard XL cart case (the ones with the plastic post, rather than the screw). That's where I've mounted mine. You just need to break off the central post. Sadly there was no way to accomodate a hole in the PCB alongside the rather large fpga.

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