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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:17 pm

with pins in
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:18 pm

then led and close up.
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:22 pm

after looking at doing the leds on the switches i was glad the type i got had the opening in the side. one reason was that if the switch goes faulty it's just 2 pins to desolder and replace the switch as led is independent from it ans on the board. just a side note use bright leds. and 3mm not 5mm as they wont fit in the switch.
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:31 pm

so finally some bits arrived.. so on we go... i got the keycaps and the 12v+ / - module to use fro carts. one nice thing was that it comes with 4 x blank keys.
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:38 pm

install almost all the keys tops.. some need to be moved around or swapped..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:42 pm

next is to install the header connector that have not arrived yet.. but i need to check out the 12v+ & 12v- module and the mounting of it..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby tezza on Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:08 pm

Great seeing the project come together.
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:02 pm

just a side note to the keyboard.. the stabilizer for space bar goes 180 deg to the others (so the bar is over the top of the switch and not under the switch) as it wont fit otherwise lol

and thank terry.. this one maybe up for sale when finished.. but need it for my case design im doing atm..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:28 pm

ok so the first run of see through MSX1,2,2+ labels.. commercially printed and are scratch / wear resistant so wont rub off easy, also good for the foreign keyboards to make English..

these sell for $2.50 a sheet.
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:23 pm

ok so still waiting for some parts to come in to finish this off... so had time to make a shim up for the dc-dc converter (for cartridge use only) and will be in blue to go with the boards.. and 34mm x 26mm in size.. they will be here in 2 weeks..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:25 pm

and from the back.. also getting there with the case design.. but still getting to grips with freecad... lol any one want to walk me through it lol....
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:30 pm

oh and on a last note tonight the key board with labels on.... i know.. i didn't put the Q on.. just so you can see there was light grey letters under the labels. next key tops will be blanks... also i am going to swap the red ESC key to the Stop key top..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:34 pm

well that was impressive.. the shim / boards arrived today.. so i made a few dc-dc 12v+/- boards up on them and fitted one to the Omega board and they fit just fine..
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:35 pm

shim with the header pin (normal size) for the dc-dc unit
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Re: Omega MSX2 BUILD

Postby LS120 on Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:38 pm

with the mounting to the OMEGA board i found that a 25mm long pin header was just right (i ran out of short headers in the pic and used long and trimmed off the excess)
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