Re: [M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

2021-04-14 Thread Daryl Tester
On 15/4/21 1:23 am, Alex ... wrote: Figure this would be a fun one to share with the [M100] list. :) Sometime last century (if not millenium) I attempted to build an add on card for my M102 to run a Zilog SCC chip for the purposes of packet radio. I only remembered this because I came across

[M100] Packet radio like it's 1987

2021-04-14 Thread Alex ...
Figure this would be a fun one to share with the [M100] list. :) I recently bought a big box of random ham radio packet gear which included a bunch of old TNC modems and assorted cables. Unfortunately, it turns out the quad serial port card in my desktop PC is dead. Enter the Tandy 102 to the

Re: [M100] Need help fixing VEE on M100

2021-04-14 Thread Jesse Lafleur
Thanks for the recommendation :O On Wed., Apr. 14, 2021, 9:57 a.m. Jeffrey Birt, wrote: > I bought a jar of this more than a year ago and have found it works very > well. I prefer paste flux to the 'no clean' type as the fumes are far less > irritating. > > >

Re: [M100] Need help fixing VEE on M100

2021-04-14 Thread Josh Malone
On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 9:57 AM Jeffrey Birt wrote: > > I bought a jar of this more than a year ago and have found it works very > well. I prefer paste flux to the 'no clean' type as the fumes are far less > irritating. > >

Re: [M100] Need help fixing VEE on M100

2021-04-14 Thread Jeffrey Birt
I bought a jar of this more than a year ago and have found it works very well. I prefer paste flux to the 'no clean' type as the fumes are far less irritating. https://www.jameco.com/z/RSF-R80-2-Caig-Labs-Deoxit-DeoxIT-Rosin-Flux-Soldering-Paste-56-Gram-Jar_2094258.html Jeff -Original

Re: [M100] Need help fixing VEE on M100

2021-04-14 Thread Eric LK
"Jeffrey Birt" wrote: > Welcome to the fun world of leaking electrolytic capacitors. Trace damage > like this is > very common and if someone replaces the capacitors without properly > mitigating the > damage the corrosion will continue to spread and get worse. 'Half-way' > repairs cause > as