#215952 - 11/05/2004 19:31
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pca]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14486
Loc: Canada
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MMmmmm... good point about the fire code thing. Will the hotel be as paranoid as an american one? Possible, I suppose. I wonder if we can arrange for an extension cord to the outside, and do a few mods during the afternoon outdoor session.
I think the mod will take closer to Hugo's estimate of 5-10 minutes (soldering) per unit, though.
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#215953 - 11/05/2004 20:02
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: skibum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14486
Loc: Canada
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It already is dumped out to serial.
But to see it, requires a laptop or terminal to be attached.
Might be better to just dump it to the built-in display.
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#215954 - 11/05/2004 22:47
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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enthusiast
Registered: 16/02/2001
Posts: 373
Loc: Switzerland
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HI PIM,
Count me in, please!
bye
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#215955 - 12/05/2004 02:35
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: mlord]
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addict
Registered: 14/11/2000
Posts: 474
Loc: The Hague, the Netherlands
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I could bring an old serial terminal. Less likely to be stolen than a laptop ...
Pim
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#215956 - 12/05/2004 12:34
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pca]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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It's not too bad, and if one person does the straightening/re-bending of the pins whilst another does soldering, then it can be pipelined nicely.
The piggyback soldering takes only about 15 minutes, including checking.
The nasty bit is the connection of the RAS lines, which is fiddly and fraught (as people have found out!)
Hugo
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#215957 - 12/05/2004 15:57
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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enthusiast
Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
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If we need more upgrades to make it interesting for Hubert, i'd like to have my MK1 and MK2 done, too... buying the chips from Hugo...
And a place to sleep shouldn't be a problem. A few euros extra per upgrade will pay a room at the hotel...
And the idea of a damage-fund should be discussed again.
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MK2 12GB 090000815 (my first one)
MK2a 040103735 (from 303) and ???
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#215958 - 13/05/2004 12:44
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: speedy67]
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journeyman
Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 84
Loc: Waardenburg, The Netherlands
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Maybe I coud have one done as well
J.
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#215959 - 14/05/2004 02:01
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pca]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 13/04/2001
Posts: 1742
Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
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Fine precision soldering and amersfoort meet i don't think that is really a good combination but Rob S is a diva with a soldering iron when shall we say well lubircated
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#215960 - 19/05/2004 20:02
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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old hand
Registered: 30/07/2000
Posts: 879
Loc: Germany (Ruhrgebiet)
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Hi all.
It has been a long time since I really checked this board on a regular schedule, but I kept an eye on the mail gateway posts, and finally Paul's bunch order an this thread triggered my interest again.
Well, if this memory upgrade will be possible at the Amerfoort meet, I would actually like to have it done on my two units: MkII and MkIIa.
If I understood everything correctly, [edit] Hugo will bring some chips for the non-a MkII while the set I ordered from Paul is for the MkIIa, right? I am willing to pay up to 60EUR (possibly even more) to have both my units done, plus hardware cost of course.
cu,
Sven
BTW of soldering: Is Rob S providing support again? My MkII needs a new rotary encoder as far as I can tell.
Edited by smu (19/05/2004 20:04)
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#215961 - 20/05/2004 15:10
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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addict
Registered: 16/08/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: NRW, Germany
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I'd be interested in a memory upgrade for a mk2 ...
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#215962 - 01/07/2004 04:50
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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old hand
Registered: 15/07/2002
Posts: 828
Loc: Texas, USA
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Reading between the [censored] lines, I'm guessing this will be a go(?). Anyone care to confirm?
I'll have my empeg, laptop, serial cable, and a set of memory chips. Anything else that I need to bring?
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#215963 - 04/07/2004 08:59
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: Mach]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
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It's not in the plans AFAIK. We need to keep the hotel very happy and I don't think a soldering station will be conducive to that.
Rob
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#215964 - 06/07/2004 17:56
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: rob]
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old hand
Registered: 30/07/2000
Posts: 879
Loc: Germany (Ruhrgebiet)
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Hi.
Any official news? I thought I read in another thread that the hotel thought the soldering station would be OK?
cu, Sven
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#215965 - 06/07/2004 18:52
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: smu]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
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Why would anyone make the effort to attend the meet and spend all their time soldering memory upgrades?
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#215966 - 06/07/2004 22:24
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: andym]
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old hand
Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 867
Loc: Oxford, UK
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I hear what you're saying here. Perhaps one possibility is that the solderer could take the mainboard away with them, fit the RAM and ship it back to save (one way) on postage costs?
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#215967 - 07/07/2004 20:20
Re: memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: smu]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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I have not heard anything more from Pim, and he's not signed up for the meet. I know he had tickets for the NSJF. He may turn up for the meet on the day, but as to whether his friend is going to do the work or not - I don't know. The hotel's attitude is a bit negative (I am a bit disappointed with them, actually - new management) but at the moment there is no sign that upgrades will be happening at the event. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif)
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#215968 - 09/07/2004 07:43
NO memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: schofiel]
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addict
Registered: 14/11/2000
Posts: 474
Loc: The Hague, the Netherlands
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Sorry to be this late with this bad news. Rob S tried to get last-minute permission, but the hotel will not let us solder there.
Hubert will do upgrades at his home in Delft, though. You might drop by has place on your way back home. If you read this while on the way, you might leave your empeg there and pick it up on the way home.
Hubert's email address is just hubert. The domain name is two I's (eye eye) under the netherlands top level domain. Sorry to be so cryptic, this is to protect him from spam.
If you PM me BEFORE 15:00 CET, I will give you his mobile phone number. Otherwise, I'll announce it on saturday.
Pim
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#215969 - 09/07/2004 09:57
Re: NO memory upgrades at amersfoort
[Re: pim]
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addict
Registered: 14/11/2000
Posts: 474
Loc: The Hague, the Netherlands
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I can give you his address right now:
Hubert Hoefsloot
Isaac da Costalaan 81
2624 XS DELFT
Attached you will find directions.
The starting point is exit "Delft Zuid"
from highway A13 (Den Haag - Rotterdam).
Please make an appointment first!
Pim
Attachments
225347-directions.png (108 downloads)
Edited by pim (09/07/2004 10:00)
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