adam242 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 23 minutes ago, reifsnyderb said: I just got another 1050 off of ebay. 🙂 The buyer wanted $25 and I offered $15. Offer accepted! Hopefully it's repairable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385662532010 If I can get it working, I'll put a Happy 7.1 in it. 😎 Yuck. Hopefully it will clean up a little for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Just now, adam242 said: Yuck. Hopefully it will clean up a little for you. The dishwasher will clean that case up quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 10:21 PM, reifsnyderb said: I just got another 1050 off of ebay. 🙂 The buyer wanted $25 and I offered $15. Offer accepted! Hopefully it's repairable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385662532010 If I can get it working, I'll put a Happy 7.1 in it. 😎 I wonder where this stuff is stored that it get's so filthy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115818780799 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 29 minutes ago, tep392 said: I wonder where this stuff is stored that it get's so filthy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115818780799 I reckon they get a hold of house clearance stuff. Would explain the state if it's all been stuff in a garage. Doesn't bode well for the state of the insides if they outsides are that bad To be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 11:21 PM, reifsnyderb said: I just got another 1050 off of ebay. 🙂 The buyer wanted $25 and I offered $15. Offer accepted! Hopefully it's repairable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385662532010 If I can get it working, I'll put a Happy 7.1 in it. 😎 Well, it cleaned up nice. The electronics are in great shape. The mechanism is in great shape. It homes but the spindle motor doesn't turn. After some troubleshooting, it appears the spindle motor windings are open. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, reifsnyderb said: Well, it cleaned up nice. The electronics are in great shape. The mechanism is in great shape. It homes but the spindle motor doesn't turn. After some troubleshooting, it appears the spindle motor windings are open. 😞 Ok. I figured I had nothing to lose, so I pulled the motor and found out my probes weren't contacting the connector contacts right. After double-checking, I found out the windings do have resistance. So, I put the motor on a power supply and found the motor would start unless I spun it by hand under power. After lubricating the bearings and running it for a while, the motor works! So, the motor now spins up properly. After re-installing the motor and drive mechanism, the computer now isn't talking to the drive. Troubleshooting continues.... Edit to add: After swapping cables and connecting the drive directly to the computer, it works! I just adjusted the RPMs from 289 to 288. Another 1050 back from the dead. 🙂 Edited June 10, 2023 by reifsnyderb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I bought a Mitsumi 503 5.25" drive mech and I had a spare XF551 MB so I am going to install it in a 1050 case so I will have XL styled DSDD drive. I have just finished installing a 3.5 mech in an XL case. I'm just waiting for the 1035 label I am having made before I post pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstar87 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 8:25 PM, Eric Badger said: 2 more 1200 XL on the way. Wife looking at me with a worried look. https://www.ebay.com/itm/285307696937?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zxb8LbF9QVe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=_l8wnwc_tbc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY https://www.ebay.com/itm/175741638687?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=582DSD_OTQa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=_l8wnwc_tbc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY So you're the one who has been snatching these all up. I actually had to pass on the first one, I wasn't sure about the discoloring/staining on the top, curious if it cleaned up? Seller said they couldn't easily clean it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Badger Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/14/2023 at 9:21 AM, wildstar87 said: So you're the one who has been snatching these all up. I actually had to pass on the first one, I wasn't sure about the discoloring/staining on the top, curious if it cleaned up? Seller said they couldn't easily clean it off. Yeah, it’s a bit discolored. Keyboard needs repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Took a bit of a chance buying an untested 1050 drive. Paid off. Not only does it boot up a disk but straight away it was fast loading. Opened it up to find what I am assuming is a Happy clone (Lazer maybe?). Any thoughts? Edited July 26, 2023 by Beeblebrox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: Took a bit of a chance buying an untested 1050 drive. Nice when that happens looks nice and clean. I just bought some components so I can complete an ACSI2STM drive for my STE SD card reader x2 CR2032 Battery holder PCB mounted power socket and jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, TGB1718 said: Nice when that happens looks nice and clean. I just bought some components so I can complete an ACSI2STM drive for my STE SD card reader x2 CR2032 Battery holder PCB mounted power socket and jack Cool. Perhaps start a thread i te Atari ST forum . Be good to see it running. Yup I was very happy with my 1050. Most of the time they have issues but are stock. This was a good find. So dy'a reckon it's a Lazer/Happy clone looking at the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: Cool. Perhaps start a thread i te Atari ST forum . Be good to see it running. Yup I was very happy with my 1050. Most of the time they have issues but are stock. This was a good find. So dy'a reckon it's a Lazer/Happy clone looking at the pics? It looks like the same board as this Hyperdrive . Seems like a bit of a rarity. Nice find! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geister Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Just ordered an RF adapter and controller for a 5200 system. Just spotted an ATR 8000 for $1000. Don't think my wife will like me buying that one. * That's $1000 Canadian ~$758 US Edited July 26, 2023 by Geister edited to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 16 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: Cool. Perhaps start a thread i te Atari ST forum . Be good to see it running. Thread already started by @ChrisXF, a few of us are building these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Koala pad and cart - shown tested and working on the listing. No stylus but I can use a finger or presumably a modern equivilant. Whinging it's way to be from the US. I saw it and couldn't resist it as read good reviews for the Koala pad from BITD. EDIT: Also found this video with it's creator on YT which I'll watch later EDIT2: and also plan to watch this one from AA's very own fellow forum member Paul Westphal Edited July 27, 2023 by Beeblebrox 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 3 hours ago, TGB1718 said: Thread already started by @ChrisXF, a few of us are building these Here is an alternate board I created https://github.com/jfceklosky/acsi2stm-alt-hardware I will be building these up for sale soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Picked this up as part of a bundle. Should have it by the weekend. 😁 Interestingly after a quick Google search it seems a lot of these were branded with different 8/16 bit system names. This one actually has Commodore/Atari on it which is cool: Edited July 31, 2023 by Beeblebrox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geister Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Just bought an RF adapter for the Atari 5200. It was required for powering the 4 port model. Also ordered a Controller to test the game. I may need to order a repair kit. The RF unit arrived, NIB and the 5200 works, so yay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Treated myself to a working 800XLF...to add to the collection. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Time & Magik the trilogy in fantastic condition on 3 x cassettes.. Boxed, manual, etc. Looks amazing. Edited August 5, 2023 by Beeblebrox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Not so much bought as what is it? It's listed as an sio to printer cable but that is an alfa selectra h3 12pin edge connector. I did a little research and the c64 has such an edge connector. Anyone have any clue as to what it hooks up an atari to via sio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Beeblebrox said: Anyone have any clue as to what it hooks up an atari to via sio? Highly likely it came with a particular printer, I've never seen one with an interface like that, so must have been made specifically for the Atari. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinadan67 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) I suspect that cable connects an Atari 8bit computer via SIO to a C64 userport and with a small program the C64 emulates a printer. Either to transfer text data to the C64 or to forward the text to a commodore printer connected to the IEC port of the C64. That could be useful in a household that has both types of computers. Edited August 7, 2023 by Dinadan67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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