jcnventura Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I confirm I want two of these. Shipping would be to Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcnventura Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Can I however suggest gathering all the European shipments in a single one, and then one of us posts to the others? I think that would basically evaporate the cost between the US and Europe, it would just leave the costs within Europe. Those that agree, we could probably arrange between ourselves to pay the extra 2nd shipment, so we would just pay you for the mounts and our share of shipping. Also, check these guys: They indicate ~27 USD cost between US and Germany: https://www.parcelmonkey.com/quick-shipping-calculator/results?quote_result_id=e9cc3fb4-e1ce-4e87-a1bb-c2974d7e158f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Yeah, I was wondering if I should just make a bunch and sell to some of the retro shops and let them ship them out to people. Since generally stores have accounts with shippers, inlike me who is building these by hand / printer, then shipping individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 That actually sounds like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, DarkLord said: That actually sounds like a good idea. Question is who? Now that I have a crimper for the housing pins on the way (doing those by hand got irritating after I have done like 8 of them..) Once I get that here, I should be able to finish the rest of them off. Probably could print some more too. But finding a reseller would be very much preferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Bruce maybe? I'd say Brad at Best Electronics but I'm not sure about that. As far as Europe goes - Chris Swinson (Exxos) - I'd think would be an obvious choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, DarkLord said: Bruce maybe? I'd say Brad at Best Electronics but I'm not sure about that. As far as Europe goes - Chris Swinson (Exxos) - I'd think would be an obvious choice. I think the problem with Brad is he has a minimum charge for things. Though this is definitely an 'also need' part. I sent my Lynxes off to be fixed by MacRorie and the Brewing Academy, not sure if he'd be interested in selling the LED replacements. I do agree with Chris in Europe. Does he still linger in the forums, I think at one point he bailed out and now pretty much just hangs out on his own forums. Edited February 4, 2020 by leech clarifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Right, forgot about that - something like $50 minimum, right? I've not personally seen him at Atari Age or Atari Forum in a while, but as you said, he has his own forums which have a fair amount of traffic on their own, and covers some pretty leading edge/exciting stuff like the TF accelerators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Got mine in today - working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, DarkLord said: Got mine in today - working on it. Sweet, I assume that means it didn't break, which was my biggest concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Houston, we have a green light, I say again, we have a green light, it's a go! As I posted earlier, got it in today. Good shape, nothing broken. Everything went smooth, just wanted to mention 2 things. First, the LED is a snug fit in the grommet - it popped out on its own 2-3 times. I moistened it, then used a hot glue gun just to make sure it would stay. (yeah, yeah, I used snug, moistened and popped out all in one sentence. All you "The Office" fans please calm down). Second, the connector that plugs into the motherboard is pretty loose. It is staying, but it's just not as tight as I would like <ahem>. I've got the same problem with the LED on the hard drive. In fact, it's so loose now that it won't keep a connection. That post is all rusted up too, just like the main power light one was. Guess we need someone with a 3D printer to make up some replacement kits for that as well. <hint hint> Other than those small details, it's all good. Pretty bright too! Here are a few pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 My trick to get them to stay in (and I mean really stay in) was to push the LED into the grommet enough that the 'lip' at the base of the LED is inside the grommet. I just did this on one I have sitting on my table, and 'helicoptered' it around my room and it didn't pop out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevenais Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) salut Im intéressé pour led jaune ou ambre pour hdd mega ste .... et puissance verte im living in France Edited February 4, 2020 by bevenais Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, leech said: My trick to get them to stay in (and I mean really stay in) was to push the LED into the grommet enough that the 'lip' at the base of the LED is inside the grommet. I just did this on one I have sitting on my table, and 'helicoptered' it around my room and it didn't pop out. Coolness - Now I'll know what to do next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, bevenais said: salut Im intéressé pour led jaune ou ambre pour hdd mega ste .... et puissance verte im living in France List time! Dark Lord : 1 rickerbh : 2 remowilliams : 2 jcnventura : 2 Bama : 4 bevenais : 1 I've been emailing Exxos about him including these on his store. Will try to work something out, if there is high enough demand. he has a 3D printer himself, but hasn't had the time to really put it to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevenais Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 ok its possible in yellow led for mega ste HDD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, bevenais said: ok its possible in yellow led for mega ste HDD ? Needs some design around it. The problem is that the holder is part of the entire drive cage. So any sort of 3D printed solution would have to either A) replace the drive cage (which probably wouldn't be strong enough to hold a full sized hard drive, though I've printed drive holders for SSDs), or B) would need to be something where you'd take the drive cage off, cut off the rusted piece, then attach (either via a plastic sheath or drilling a screw hole) to hold the plastic LED holder in place. Trying to think out how exactly to do that. I currently have a TT and Mega STe drive bay I can look at, but if they aren't terribly rusted, I'd rather not go chopping them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevenais Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I thought I would simply remove the grommets with broken LED, clean it well and then stick your grommets with a yellow LED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 4 hours ago, bevenais said: I thought I would simply remove the grommets with broken LED, clean it well and then stick your grommets with a yellow LED That could easily be done. I ordered some yellow LEDs, I will see how that turns out, and will post back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) I will take 1 in green. Also if you have one in yellow (just the led/grommet with connector) for the HD side that would be nice too. Let me know when they are ready to ship and where to send payment. The list: rickerbh : 2 remowilliams : 2 jcnventura : 2 Bama : 4 bevenais : 1 tjlazer : 1 green led kit + 1 yellow led/cable/grommet/connector for HD Edited February 7, 2020 by tjlazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Was just re-reading my earlier post with pictures and realized I somehow forgot to give a big T H A N K Y O U to Leech for a job well done bringing a much needed replacement item to our beloved Mega STe's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 They are working out well. I think I may just make up a batch of 20 or so and send off to exxos, and let him sell them internationally. Then for anyone in the US, I can send them out. But I will first check shipping prices for those that already declared interest. It is giving me good soldering practice, I don't shake as much as I used to, nor have I burned more than my pants a little recently... ha! These are extremely easy to put together. Should be a lot easier with the crimper I got for the housing pins though! @DarkLord Your holder was seriously degraded! The one on my TT isn't anywhere near that bad, I need to check the two Mega STEs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 Also, please give thanks to Fujiman on Thingiverse.com as he is the one who designed the print. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2817996?h=AT3AMQmjpFFAbo9ewslTvc6MMThiYmFOWpl90T4N-APCn6hbBKY_o3vmFni_cyhGNt9cZt_eXOM6sG2wY7C2ki5p3J9AUBrdO5PXP3CdubKVUGHLPojWEWodD7Sfdu8TgBQw9KU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, leech said: @DarkLord Your holder was seriously degraded! The one on my TT isn't anywhere near that bad, I need to check the two Mega STEs though. It was! (and the HDD part is just as bad if not worse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, leech said: Also, please give thanks to Fujiman on Thingiverse.com as he is the one who designed the print. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2817996?h=AT3AMQmjpFFAbo9ewslTvc6MMThiYmFOWpl90T4N-APCn6hbBKY_o3vmFni_cyhGNt9cZt_eXOM6sG2wY7C2ki5p3J9AUBrdO5PXP3CdubKVUGHLPojWEWodD7Sfdu8TgBQw9KU Nice. Thank you Fujiman! <2 thumbs up> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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