August Repair Day - Sat Report from Member
Ok, the Saturday Repair Day was a blast. Here are some photos and notes from the show. A lot of people showed up, a lot of projects got done and we had a wonderful evening barbecue outside as well. If anyone took a photo of that, please pass it along, I was too busy eating and drinking to take any photos. We had a couple of new members show up and it was a nice time getting to know them during the day as well as over food. Some equipment was given away and some new donations to the Museum also. Photos I took are here: https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM <https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM> Items to consider- 1. Serial box. JasonP's amazing serial box (Smart Cable SC821 Plus) let me connect the MicroVax to a VT term- without it i wouldn't have had the proper cabling to do it. This is a buy from me. https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102 <https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102> I've found it on ebay for $10-50 (just got one on ebay w/ cables for $40). 2. Pencil Soldering iron - this looked amazing and i didn't take a photo so if AlexJ can comment on what that model was I want to get one. It looked very handy for some jobs. 3. MFM Emulater - DaveG was kind enough to help me image a drive and showed me his amazing MFM drive emulator. I now have one in my Vax... Please reply back if you are interested in an October and November Repair day so we can ensure we have one! -andy
we had a wonderful evening barbecue outside as well. If anyone took a photo of that, please pass it along
Http://tinyurl.com/y3pztgfr On Sun, Aug 25, 2019, 9:48 PM andy diller via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Ok, the Saturday Repair Day was a blast. Here are some photos and notes from the show.
A lot of people showed up, a lot of projects got done and we had a wonderful evening barbecue outside as well. If anyone took a photo of that, please pass it along, I was too busy eating and drinking to take any photos. We had a couple of new members show up and it was a nice time getting to know them during the day as well as over food. Some equipment was given away and some new donations to the Museum also.
Photos I took are here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM <https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM>
Items to consider-
1. Serial box. JasonP's amazing serial box (Smart Cable SC821 Plus) let me connect the MicroVax to a VT term- without it i wouldn't have had the proper cabling to do it. This is a buy from me. https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102 < https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102> I've found it on ebay for $10-50 (just got one on ebay w/ cables for $40).
2. Pencil Soldering iron - this looked amazing and i didn't take a photo so if AlexJ can comment on what that model was I want to get one. It looked very handy for some jobs.
3. MFM Emulater - DaveG was kind enough to help me image a drive and showed me his amazing MFM drive emulator. I now have one in my Vax...
Please reply back if you are interested in an October and November Repair day so we can ensure we have one!
-andy
Not sure what soldering iron AlexJ had but I have the TS100 and have been extremely happy with it. I've heard really good things about the new version (TS80) as well, and that one can be powered by USB-C from a PD-compatible supply or battery pack. TS100 https://smile.amazon.com/UY-CHAN-Programmable-Pocket-size-Acceleration/dp/B0... TS80 https://smile.amazon.com/UY-CHAN-Programmable-Pocket-size-Soldering/dp/B07G7... On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 9:47 PM andy diller via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Ok, the Saturday Repair Day was a blast. Here are some photos and notes from the show.
A lot of people showed up, a lot of projects got done and we had a wonderful evening barbecue outside as well. If anyone took a photo of that, please pass it along, I was too busy eating and drinking to take any photos. We had a couple of new members show up and it was a nice time getting to know them during the day as well as over food. Some equipment was given away and some new donations to the Museum also.
Photos I took are here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM <https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM>
Items to consider-
1. Serial box. JasonP's amazing serial box (Smart Cable SC821 Plus) let me connect the MicroVax to a VT term- without it i wouldn't have had the proper cabling to do it. This is a buy from me. https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102 < https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102> I've found it on ebay for $10-50 (just got one on ebay w/ cables for $40).
2. Pencil Soldering iron - this looked amazing and i didn't take a photo so if AlexJ can comment on what that model was I want to get one. It looked very handy for some jobs.
3. MFM Emulater - DaveG was kind enough to help me image a drive and showed me his amazing MFM drive emulator. I now have one in my Vax...
Please reply back if you are interested in an October and November Repair day so we can ensure we have one!
-andy
Mark, I had the TS100, which is the same one as Jonathan S. had. I've heard that the TS80 is excellent, as well. - Alex On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM Mark Whittington via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Not sure what soldering iron AlexJ had but I have the TS100 and have been extremely happy with it. I've heard really good things about the new version (TS80) as well, and that one can be powered by USB-C from a PD-compatible supply or battery pack.
TS100
https://smile.amazon.com/UY-CHAN-Programmable-Pocket-size-Acceleration/dp/B0...
TS80
https://smile.amazon.com/UY-CHAN-Programmable-Pocket-size-Soldering/dp/B07G7...
On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 9:47 PM andy diller via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Ok, the Saturday Repair Day was a blast. Here are some photos and notes from the show.
A lot of people showed up, a lot of projects got done and we had a wonderful evening barbecue outside as well. If anyone took a photo of that, please pass it along, I was too busy eating and drinking to take any photos. We had a couple of new members show up and it was a nice time getting to know them during the day as well as over food. Some equipment was given away and some new donations to the Museum also.
Photos I took are here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM <https://imgur.com/gallery/X2o83iM>
Items to consider-
1. Serial box. JasonP's amazing serial box (Smart Cable SC821 Plus) let me connect the MicroVax to a VT term- without it i wouldn't have had the proper cabling to do it. This is a buy from me. https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102 < https://www.smart-cable.com/catalog?action=display&key=102> I've found it on ebay for $10-50 (just got one on ebay w/ cables for $40).
2. Pencil Soldering iron - this looked amazing and i didn't take a photo so if AlexJ can comment on what that model was I want to get one. It looked very handy for some jobs.
3. MFM Emulater - DaveG was kind enough to help me image a drive and showed me his amazing MFM drive emulator. I now have one in my Vax...
Please reply back if you are interested in an October and November Repair day so we can ensure we have one!
-andy
participants (4)
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dillera＠gmail.com -
Evan Koblentz -
J. Alexander Jacocks -
Mark Whittington