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Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:20 pm
by Outsoft
Great job ;)

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:22 pm
by Dave
Hi all,

I have sold through all the most expensive DIN connectors and now I am using more affordable components. These are ready to ship today.

New lower pricing is:

With 2 thru connectors: $25 (which is apparently £19.50 or €22.20)
With 3 thru connectors: $31 (which is apparently £24.00 or €27.50)

Shipping to Europe parcel post is flat rate $13.50 £10.50 €12.25 up to half a pound (two backplanes). Within US is $5.

There are only a few left. Paul will take over production when the rest arrive with him.

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:30 pm
by Dave
I see from the tracking that some of the first backplanes arrived today. I look forward to people posting some pics of their new builds :D

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:09 pm
by martyn_hill
Mine arrived today - thanks Dave!

Very nice build quality, packaged very well and with an instrctcion booklet :-)

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:07 pm
by fatbob_gb
Mine also arrived today & I stupidly left it at work.

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:47 pm
by Dave
They are really solid, yes! I like how they came out. After the amount of thought I put into them and the amount of testing they had, I know they're really clean, too.

I hope you get some good use out of them.

Post photos!

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:39 pm
by afx
Mine also arrived, packaged very well and all right !.

I have tried to connect my QL-GoldCard system with my Qubide clone, but now I have a problem. My QubIDE does not fit because the QubIDE chips with sockets take up a lot of space.

It would be great a QubIDE clone "slim version", with soldered chips on board (without sockets) and on-board CF socket.

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:07 am
by Dave
You can either desolder the sockets and mount the ICs directly on the PCB, OR you can wait a few months and the answer to all your problems will be available. ;)

Meanwhile, I spent the evening moving this board from Eagle to the new PCB design tool I'm using. It's another leftover from 2014. Soon, all the cool QLs will have one.
This is the bottom side.
This is the bottom side.

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:33 pm
by afx
Dave wrote: ... OR you can wait a few months and the answer to all your problems will be available.
Dave wrote: ... It's another leftover from 2014. Soon, all the cool QLs will have one.
Heiiiii Dave, what are these projects?

Re: New QL backplane.

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:20 am
by Dave
Stuuuuff!

Don't ask questions! Be patient!

:P