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Aurora build thread...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:45 pm
by Dave
The Auroras are coming! The Auroras are coming!
In this thread I'll post regular updates and photos as the build comes together.
Hopefully it will go something like the following:
The box will arrive and I'll catalogue what's there and what's missing. I'll spend about a month bringing all the missing parts together and start assembling the PCBs. Lots of photos.
Current stage: package shipped to me. ETA 2-3 weeks.
Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:22 pm
by Dave
The Auroras are here! The Auroras are here!
I got the package this afternoon. Everything made the journey intact. I just need to clear some space then I'll post some photos.

Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:18 am
by genetika
News ????

Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:13 pm
by Mr_Navigator
Pics?
Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:13 pm
by Dave
Sorry guys....
Partly, I have been working my day job. The other part is I am looking for sockets for the RAM. That search isn't going so well - mostly reclaimed/desoldered parts of poor quality.
Here's the 20 bare PCBs plus three assembled PCBs with problems that I have received. the parts have all been sorted. The SMD RAM sockets get installed before any of the thru-hole parts, so until those come...
The socket is a request by Nasta - it looks like a fair proportion of problems with Auroras relate to RAM and he wants it to be easily maintainable.
In other news, I got my battery certification in the mail today!
Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:21 pm
by Dave
Here's the Aurora logic and the RAM chips I am having trouble finding the right sockets for.
Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:25 pm
by Mr_Navigator
Re: Aurora build thread...
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:30 pm
by Dave
*grins* I don't keep track of that stuff! I tried before, but with all the hold-ups...
Just keeping track of what hardware I owe to who is a full time job!