Getting the boards to fit with the D13

[nama]

Ok, now that I have built the D13 and got my system back up an running reliably with a new floppy drive, it's time to put everything back together...there is only one problem:

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the D13 buts up against the memory board that sits directly below the 505b board. Unfortunately this means the boards can't sit parallel, and the 505b board has to jut out at an angle. Because of this angle the long thin bolt holding the the boards together and that secures them to the top case isn't long enough. I thought about rearranging the order of the boards but I can't see how that would work either.

Has anyone come across this issue before? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Phil

[Klyball]

is there room if you put it on the other side of the board, I designed this for the 610 , I think jeff got his to fit

[Jeff]

Sadly, No.

I did not get mine to fit. I did get it to work, but not fit. I was planning to have a new larger case made for it.

/Jeff

[Klyball]

is there room for it in there anywhere, could make up a cable

[nama]

Thank you all for the replies.

I think my three options are:
1) Make up a cable (as you suggest) and mount the D13 somewhere within the case. Need to see if there is room.
2) Desolder the header pins off the 505b board and mount them on the parts side, then mount the D13 on the reverse (parts side) side of the 505b. Will need to take some measurements to see if this will work. May be tight. One issue is the trimmer pot will be inaccessible, or at least very very hard to get to.
3) Desolder the header pins off the 505b board and desolder the molex connectors from the D13, them solder them both back on their respective boards, but on the other side. This will solve the access to the trimmer pot issue, but will add more height, so may not fit.
4) Replace the two ram boards with a single GW-OSI-RAM1 Universal RAM Board (from glitch works). This should give plenty of space.

Hurumph...

Philip

[MK14HAK]

Phil, I'm after a GW-OSI-RAM1 Universal RAM Board, lets know if you decide on this option (more reliable I would think) and Ill order among other boards if you like.

[nama]

Mike,
Sounds like a plan

[dave]

I wonder if right angle connectors could possibly free up a enough space to fit the D13, and other paddle boards, between boards:

Molex# 26-60-3120 , Mouser # 538-26-60-3120,

Molex# 09-48-1124, Mouser# 538-09-48-1124

[nama]

Hi Dave,
That could possibly work on some machine. Maybe the C8 etc.
But I don't think it would work on the C4/C2 as there probably isn't enough space.

Phil