Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Plastic
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: > gdgqler wrote, on 16/Feb/11 14:53 | Feb16: > > >> On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:30, Plastic wrote: >> >> was born at platform 11 waiting room, New Street Station, Birmingham. >>> >> >> In a handbag? >> >> Silly - that was Victoria on the Worthi

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Tony Firshman
gdgqler wrote, on 16/Feb/11 14:53 | Feb16: On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:30, Plastic wrote: was born at platform 11 waiting room, New Street Station, Birmingham. In a handbag? Silly - that was Victoria on the Worthing line (8-)# and his name is not Ernest. Maybe here: http://www.travell

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Plastic
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 8:53 AM, gdgqler wrote: > > On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:30, Plastic wrote: > > > was born at platform 11 waiting room, New Street Station, Birmingham. > > In a handbag? > Brummie women didn't 'ave 'andbags in the 60s. They 'ad clubs wi' 'idden compartments. Not saying my mom

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread gdgqler
On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:30, Plastic wrote: > was born at platform 11 waiting room, New Street Station, Birmingham. In a handbag? George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread David Tubbs
At 10:15 16/02/2011 +, you wrote: I liked David Tubbs oblique reference. (only joking of course) Tony As,indeed, I liked Rich's ref. But was mine jokular or snide ? I'm not sure. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Plastic
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: > > That birthplace is very good isn't it - could be the subject of a David > Lean film. Do you like steam trains (8-)# > > I was born in the same room as my mother in the village post office, > Rhydlewis, Wales. Again unusual but not nearly

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 16/Feb/11 10:30 | Feb16: Dave/ On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:15 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: Plastic wrote, on 16/Feb/11 09:12 | Feb16: Dave/ Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Dave Park of Austin, Tex

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Plastic
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:15 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Plastic wrote, on 16/Feb/11 09:12 | Feb16: > > Dave/ > > >> Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones >>> we're communicating with? Thanks. >>> >>> >> Dave Park of Austin, Texas, formerly of Bedford (where I w

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 16/Feb/11 09:12 | Feb16: Dave/ Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Dave Park of Austin, Texas, formerly of Bedford (where I worked at Sandy) and Milton Keynes, England. That is not comprehensive enough

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-16 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:47 PM, John Gilpin wrote: > Sorry I have been out a bit today and therefore have missed quite a bit of > the goings-on on the list. Firstly, my 3 Auroras - all with SGCs attached > need new batteries and I even went to the trouble of building a prototype > using vero-boar

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread David Tubbs
At 23:51 15/02/2011 +, you wrote: On 15/02/2011 23:47, John Gilpin wrote: Hi Dave Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Seeing as we all must have grown up through the 80s -surely the answer to that one is. Alas...

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Rich Mellor
On 15/02/2011 23:47, John Gilpin wrote: Hi Dave Please can you disclose your Surname so we know it's Dave Smith or Jones we're communicating with? Thanks. Seeing as we all must have grown up through the 80s -surely the answer to that one is. Alas. -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services ht

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread John Gilpin
Hi Dave Sorry I have been out a bit today and therefore have missed quite a bit of the goings-on on the list. Firstly, my 3 Auroras - all with SGCs attached need new batteries and I even went to the trouble of building a prototype using vero-board, a CR2032 cell and a suitable battery holder

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Rich Mellor
On 15/02/2011 14:46, Adrian Ives wrote: Rich, whatever did you do with the PCB design that I sent you for these battery holders back then? Adrian Ah - a good point - I have dug this out and emailed it to Dave (plasticuser) -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk http://ww

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bryan Horstmann
On 15/02/2011 02:35, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Bryan Horstmann wrote: On 15/02/2011 02:03, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 1

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Adrian Ives
then? Adrian -Original Message- From: ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com [mailto:ql-users-boun...@lists.q-v-d.com] On Behalf Of Bob Spelten Sent: 15 February 2011 13:31 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery... On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: > ..

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Bryan Horstmann wrote: > On 15/02/2011 02:03, Plastic wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshman >> wrote: >> >> Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: >>> >>> On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: >>> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bryan Horstmann
On 15/02/2011 02:03, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Plastic wrote, on 15/Feb/11 14:03 | Feb15: > > > I will include full, IKEA-style instructions :) >> >> ... so it will be flat pack then and have a strange name (8-)# > > I think the best was a table top called "Bra". Part no: 40LF220-20

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 15/Feb/11 14:03 | Feb15: I will include full, IKEA-style instructions :) ... so it will be flat pack then and have a strange name (8-)# I think the best was a table top called "Bra". Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http:/

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Vittorio Davinelli
Il giorno 15/feb/11, alle ore 00:06, Plastic ha scritto: I didn't notice it was socketed and thought it was soldered to the board and those were spacers *laughs* I will have to locate some pins or leads that fit the socket, but yes, Rich is correct: no soldering required. I am prepared

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: > > On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten wrote: >>> >>> On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Tony Firshman
Bryan Horstmann wrote, on 15/Feb/11 13:42 | Feb15: On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bryan Horstmann
On 15/02/2011 01:39, Plastic wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks working again. Make

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Plastic
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Bob Spelten wrote: > On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: > > ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these >> >> adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks >> working again. >> > Make sure the total height do

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread Bob Spelten
On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: ... I would be happy to design and manufacture a limited run of these adaptors to use CR2032s so we can all have our battery backed clocks working again. Make sure the total height does not exceed the original. I had to shave of the legs of the holder

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-15 Thread gdgqler
On 14 Feb 2011, at 19:38, Plastic wrote: > > I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The > equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long shelf life > of these lithium batteries, the new old stock ones are now useless. When you > can find them, the

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Rich Mellor wrote: > On 14/02/2011 22:53, Plastic wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Phil Kett >> wrote: >> >> >>> On 14/02/2011 21:23, Tony Firshman wrote: >>> >>> Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, T

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Rich Mellor
On 14/02/2011 22:53, Plastic wrote: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Phil Kett wrote: On 14/02/2011 21:23, Tony Firshman wrote: Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: Is the CR2032

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Phil Kett wrote: > > > On 14/02/2011 21:23, Tony Firshman wrote: > >> Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: >> >>> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: >

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Phil Kett
On 14/02/2011 21:23, Tony Firshman wrote: Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: Is the CR2032 man enough though? The CR2032 is 3V 235ma, and on this card would need to be replaced

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: >>> >>> >>> Is the CR2032 man enough though? >>> >>> >> >

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 20:50 | Feb14: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: Is the CR2032 man enough though? The CR2032 is 3V 235ma, and on this card would need to be replaced every three years or so, which would be a si

[Ql-Users] Gold card battery

2011-02-14 Thread Bryan Horstmann
When using a Gold Card system, my printing went haywire. Users' help advised me about the chips involved. I tried another QL, transferring the Gold card (needing to use the floppy disk ) ; still no joy. I put a Trump card in the first QL and it seems to work OK. So I suspected the Gold card

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: > > > On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: > > > Is the CR2032 man enough though? > > >>> > >>> > >>> The CR2032 is 3V 235ma, and on this card would need to be replaced > every > >>> three years or so, which would be a sim

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
On 14 Feb 2011, at 20:01, Plastic wrote: Is the CR2032 man enough though? >>> >>> >>> The CR2032 is 3V 235ma, and on this card would need to be replaced every >>> three years or so, which would be a simple "pop a new one in" operation... >>> The 40LF220 had a lower current ca

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:54 | Feb14: > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Tony Firshman >> wrote: >> >> Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:38 | Feb14: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:54 | Feb14: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:38 | Feb14: Hi all, I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long sh

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Tony Firshman wrote: > Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:38 | Feb14: > > Hi all, >> >> I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The >> equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long shelf life >> of these lithium batter

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Tony Firshman
Plastic wrote, on 14/Feb/11 19:38 | Feb14: Hi all, I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long shelf life of these lithium batteries, the new old stock ones are now useless. When you can find them, the

[Ql-Users] Gold card battery...

2011-02-14 Thread Plastic
Hi all, I have a Gold Card which has the discontinued 40LF220 lithium battery. The equivalent MGL0025 is also discontinued, and even with the long shelf life of these lithium batteries, the new old stock ones are now useless. When you can find them, they were manufactured in 2002 and cost $30+ - o

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold Card Battery.

2009-08-30 Thread Tony Firshman
John Taylor wrote, On 30/08/09 16:20: John With the Gold Card connecting pins on your left and looking down at the card, the battery is the red square block nearest the bottom. Look at it closely. It has four pins, one at each corner. The top Right hand corner should be marked + The bottom Lef

[Ql-Users] Gold Card Battery.

2009-08-30 Thread John Taylor
John With the Gold Card connecting pins on your left and looking down at the card, the battery is the red square block nearest the bottom. Look at it closely. It has four pins, one at each corner. The top Right hand corner should be marked + The bottom Left hand corner, which is diagonally opp

Re: [Ql-Users] Gold Card battery

2007-09-01 Thread Tony Firshman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Davide Santachiara wrote: > The (GoldCard) QL clock of a friend of mine is reset at every boot > (1961...). I guess the Gold Card battery ran down. Is it stil possible to > find that type of battery? > Roy Wood has been selling these. Tony - -- QBBS

[Ql-Users] Gold Card battery

2007-09-01 Thread Davide Santachiara
The (GoldCard) QL clock of a friend of mine is reset at every boot (1961...). I guess the Gold Card battery ran down. Is it stil possible to find that type of battery? Thank you Davide ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm