On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 at 19:19:48, Phoebus Dokos wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>At 11:33 �� 2/3/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > On� Sat, 2 Mar 2002 at 15:49:43, Phoebus Dokos wrote: > (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > > >Since I have no manual for the Q-Plane, > >could please someone tell me if a regular QL needs some tinkering > to > >work with the Q-Plane? > > Yes - you need to connect the 5V line to the 9V line and remove the > regulator. > You won't connect the 5v regulator socket in/out on the QL as > suggested > in the Qplane manual (8-)# > >Hehe as I can clearly see from the copy I don't have :-) Exactly what I meant (8-)# > This method is _very_ bad as it makes the power line inordinately > long. > Work out which the 9V line is on the expansion connector (continuity > meter to power pin nearest network. > >There's also a thick cable (which was probably connected by the >previous owner (BTW: Serial No: S13-002319) >that runs from 1 mm right of the C5 (next to the ROM port) next to pin >13 (counting from top left) of the 68008 (which has pins 15� (left >side) connected to pin 14 (right side) via a solid line and that line >being connected through a ceramic capacitor to pin 13 (left side). Haven't seen that before - but I haven't explored the Samsung much. It could well be a factory addition for FCC? Sinclair also connected the 5V rail to the ram rather than use the pcb rail on later issue 5, but this went from issue 6 (better 5v rail). > >Also that little board I was talking about has two resistors, a >capacitor and a M74HCU00481 (98423) IC and it is connected via 4 cables >to positions right above IC1 and IC2 and on DC19 and DC22). Yeah - - I have seen that many times on US QLs. Wonder what it is (bet Nasta has ideas (8-)# ) > >Overall (it's been awhile since I had a real QL in my hands so from >what I remember) it weighs almost twice as much as a European QL..... >(So apparently it can be used instead of a baseball bat :-) Only if it is powered up. > Ditto 5v on the motherboard - the 9V line is the top connector near > the > back of QL, and there is a convenient 5V pad on the motherboard. > .... and connect them with a good thick wire. > > Jumper all expansion 5v regulators, and that is it. > > ...bar putting a large sign on everything saying 5V only. > Speaking from experience, SGC will survive a few seconds at 9V, but > not > much longer I bet. >I don't have yet my SGC back (It's coming though), however this >requires too much "invasion" on the mainboard so I will wait for a PSU >and if its not working then I will start horsing around with it :-) It _will_ work simply by jumpering the 5v reg socket (two outer connections). -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 <1stname>@<surname>,demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
