Nognir Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Are all of them already pre-ordered? If not I would be happy to get one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Don't have any more in stock, will need to purchase parts and then I'll get back about new cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linville Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Awesome -- looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's time for a new batch of Multi-Carts, I need your help to get it started, need to buy PCB:s and parts as well as getting some more donor cartridges. I have calculated that I need four pre-paid payments of $115 to get it all together, I'll accept Fairchild cartridges as partial payment - for donor shells. Shipping is included in the price and new buyers will receive the box with the cartridge. So get a good discount and get in there with the first four, last batch was $141 each so that's $26 cheaper. Also need some cash flow to get the boxes out for the previous 60+ buyers I have been working on a game since last time, Cannibal Slug Battle, I'll see if it currently fits on the Mutli-Cart, can't promise. It was meant for a cartridge with more memory and isn't finished yet (either). So go right ahead with your order, payment instructions are in the first message in the thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Awesome news! Looking forward to trying that new game and to receiving a box for my cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 One payment in, three more to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 I have just ordered parts for $108, waiting for the next sale to finish the electronics part, then it's the PCB:s and shells as well (have a few myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Two of the discount preorders sold, two left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 All components ordered, PCB:s are a fixed price so current estimated end price for carts #76 and forward is $137 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Only one left with the discount ($115). EDIT: Order sent for PCB:s. Edited May 17, 2014 by e5frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Starter-discount-carts sold out, sales continue at the preliminary price $137. EDIT: Eight carts left in this batch. Edited May 17, 2014 by e5frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Confirmed and paid order for PCB:s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 PCB:s arrived today - that was fast, just nine days from China! I think I have enough parts to put one or two together, still waiting for donor carts, ram and one of the logic circuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linville Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Woohoo! Looking forward to getting one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Made a few changes to the menu to make more room and added Werbetextcassette, I built one PCB with some parts I had at home already as I noticed the 74LS00 was also missing, they have arrived in Sweden from Singapore though so it should get here by the beginning of next week. The kind US gentleman shipping RAM is last out, he apparently waited five days before even shipping them so these haven't left the US yet, I have four of those left though so they will be enough for the already paid orders. Having some troubles with the one I built it as it's crashing now and then but it might very well be the console as it has acted up before, these ITT Telematch consoles are small and clever but they are the ones that seems to give the most troubles. When using my beta cart for testing Cannibal Slug Battle I had a bunch of problems with that console, I thought it was the cartridge as it's a home etched board with no solder mask and vias are soldered wires but it might be the actual console. Most often when these have been broken I have found a shorted tantal cap in the RF module and then things have been good. This one might need a haul over. I have two more of those, a SABA, Grandstand, three Luxors so I'm good, I had this one hooked up though. I'll sort it out. Edited May 29, 2014 by e5frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Turns out finally that the console was flakey, possibly there was interference from the other three consoles stacked on top of it - there's no shielding what so ever in the ITT machine only the RF module. So, I built this for myself to test some things, didn't have any SMD sockets... ...so I just carved a hole and soldered some wires. Edited May 31, 2014 by e5frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) With all parts in but one and also a donation of cart shells I have recalculated the price to $131, $6 lower than last estimation. Final price for this batch $131. Edited May 31, 2014 by e5frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 My box came in yesterday......very nicely done! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Seems to have made the shipping great, I guess it's safe to continue to ship them like that. SIX carts left in the batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyr Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 If possible to order a 2nd cart here, I'd like too (I always like two of any multi-cart, as backups, not to resell — I would never do that and never have). Okay to get another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 You can get as many as you like, I only have six left to offer in this batch, if anyone wants to sell them (on eBay for $200), do that, I don't mind. Stock up, sell at the next retro gaming fair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Have done some work on getting boxes shipped, I'm waiting for delivery of good donor shells before I can finish the carts. Should be about two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nognir Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Very nice! Really looking Forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thank you very much for the box!! I was not expecting it and it is terrific!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks! It's been years... I'm looking into sending the rest of the boxes to a laser cutting facility, sat yesterdayand traced the edge (Acme TraceArt), got the mm size confused with inches and couldn't solve that for a while before I imported it into Solidworks 2012 and then saved again to dxf. So I'm waiting for a reply there, if it's within limits I'll go for it, otherwise I might install in a new pair of scissors instead. Waiting for shells to be delivered, I think I got hold of 30+ something from FND as well, I'm going to check my collection today for spares. Would be nice to get something shipped, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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