+DarkLord Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 11 hours ago, tjlazer said: So wait you cut off the LEDs on the Ultra Satan? Why not just leave them on? It's not visible when the cover is installed. Right, they are not when the cover is closed, but as Remo said, you have to remove the 2 bottom LEDs to install a jumper block at J8 so that you can plug in Leech's awesome nuclear powered LED replacements. I'm assuming that no signal goes to J8 otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeka Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I've been following this thread with interest as my mste power and hdd led rusted off. The metal bracket is fine though. I've been looking for the required spec of the replacement LED and the only thing that seems consistent is that it is 3mm. Colour and voltage all seem a little confused: is the hdd meant to be yellow or green and is the led driven by 3v, or doesn't it matter? I might put an ultrasatan internally, and was considering using a bi-colour led to get activity for both slots... not figured out what circuit is needed on the US to not drive both... but fitting a dual-colour / 2-wire led now (e.g. this one) might give me yellow for now but option of using the other colour later. Anyone else tried this? Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 12:22 PM, Beeka said: I've been following this thread with interest as my mste power and hdd led rusted off. The metal bracket is fine though. I've been looking for the required spec of the replacement LED and the only thing that seems consistent is that it is 3mm. Colour and voltage all seem a little confused: is the hdd meant to be yellow or green and is the led driven by 3v, or doesn't it matter? I might put an ultrasatan internally, and was considering using a bi-colour led to get activity for both slots... not figured out what circuit is needed on the US to not drive both... but fitting a dual-colour / 2-wire led now (e.g. this one) might give me yellow for now but option of using the other colour later. Anyone else tried this? Steve. From what I can tell, the original LED is more like 2mm, as it is smaller than the 3mm ones I have been making. Also I think I could have included a resistor to lower the brightness as well. Not sure how you would fit a dual color LED though, would be interesting to see that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 On a remotely related note, I recently got a Checkmate 1500 case for my Amiga A500+ with Vampire board. The 44 pin IDE to CF adapter didn't have any easy way to hook up the LED for the hard drive to the front of the case. So I grabbed a 44/40 pin adapter that I had previously ordered but hadn't used yet. Desoldered the activity LED, soldered in a pin header. Made a cable with double ended dupont connectors to hook it all up, and it worked flawlessly. So still putting all this equipment to use! Next project is the 800 and incognito LED/ATR switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatcop Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 All three LED’s in my MSTE are replaced and they’re equally bright AF ? Don’t mind them bright and that’s how they’re staying. Officially done with this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, swatcop said: All three LED’s in my MSTE are replaced and they’re equally bright AF ? Don’t mind them bright and that’s how they’re staying. Officially done with this project. Very nice! I still don't have any Goteks with the knob on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, leech said: Very nice! I still don't have any Goteks with the knob on them. None for mine either. If a smaller solution was available I'd think about it, I have no desire for something that looks in scale like turning a 1960s Soviet nuclear reactor control knob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatcop Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, remowilliams said: None for mine either. If a smaller solution was available I'd think about it, I have no desire for something that looks in scale like turning a 1960s Soviet nuclear reactor control knob. I hear ya, but after using one I’ve added them to all of my Gotek drives. The difference in use is night & day compared to those stupid little buttons. There are less obtrusive knobs available and you can even 3d print smaller versions. There is also a mod for a BlackBerry roller selector that’s very low profile, but I’ve not yet tried one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 9 hours ago, swatcop said: I hear ya, but after using one I’ve added them to all of my Gotek drives. The difference in use is night & day compared to those stupid little buttons. There are less obtrusive knobs available and you can even 3d print smaller versions. There is also a mod for a BlackBerry roller selector that’s very low profile, but I’ve not yet tried one. I guess the last question is... to do the 'speaker' mod or not? On the one hand (especially for the Amiga with its constant click) it is nice to have a silent floppy drive. But on the other hand it is nice to get an audible as well as visual indication that something is still loading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, leech said: I guess the last question is... to do the 'speaker' mod or not? On the one hand (especially for the Amiga with its constant click) it is nice to have a silent floppy drive. But on the other hand it is nice to get an audible as well as visual indication that something is still loading. I added the piezo to the one in my MegaSTE since I was in there already. It's neat having the audio feedback and you can control it via the settings menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, remowilliams said: I added the piezo to the one in my MegaSTE since I was in there already. It's neat having the audio feedback and you can control it via the settings menu. Yeah, I was thinking of adding it into all of mine. I would rather the option there, and using NoClick on the Amiga than not have the sound feedback. It is the one thing that weirded me out about the move from the HxC, which sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatcop Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I have added piezo speakers to most of mine now. Definitely need to install "no-click" software on the Amiga... Its handy as stated earlier to hear that the computer hasn't crashed and is still doing something. Initially felt it was a bit gimmicky, but ended up liking them installed a lot more than I thought I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 any still available ? My LED and wires are all rusted and useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 58 minutes ago, videofx said: any still available ? My LED and wires are all rusted and useless Yeah, I have a ton left. Or can always print / make more. I need to head to the post office sometime soonish anyhow so I can ship my 800 off to FJC so he can make my modding not suck. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Great How much and since all my wires and LED is gone how do I install? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 37 minutes ago, videofx said: Great How much and since all my wires and LED is gone how do I install? Thanks! Are you looking at Hard drive light plus power light? The power LED holder is basically a replica of the original one. I just package it with the grommet and LED+wire+dupont connector, so you literally just hook it up to the old leads (paying attention to pin one being the red wire) and then screw the plastic mount up and push the LED through the grommit hole. The HDD one is basically the same, just clean off the rust and maybe file / cut it down a bit and slide the plastic bit over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLund1 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 11:54 AM, swatcop said: All three LED’s in my MSTE are replaced and they’re equally bright AF ? Don’t mind them bright and that’s how they’re staying. Officially done with this project. This holder is GREAT! Where can I purchase one for my MSTE?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Here is a photo of my missing LED, can you please tell me what I need to fix it? How much with shipping in USA? How can I clean the rust and where do I connect the wires? Thanks! Edited May 31, 2020 by videofx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, videofx said: Here is a photo of my missing LED, can you please tell me what I need to fix it? How much with shipping in USA? How can I clean the rust and where do I connect the wires? Thanks! Shipping of course depends on weight, but last one was like 4 dollars. Where you connect them depends on your hard drive model. You'd have to poke around the manual and look at the pin headers. Happen to know what hard drive model you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatcop Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4 hours ago, KLund1 said: This holder is GREAT! Where can I purchase one for my MSTE?? Link to the .STL that you can print yourself if you have a 3D printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, swatcop said: Link to the .STL that you can print yourself if you have a 3D printer. I found this one as well, in case you prefer buttons over rotary, though it doesn't have the cool Atari label. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2901323 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, leech said: Shipping of course depends on weight, but last one was like 4 dollars. Where you connect them depends on your hard drive model. You'd have to poke around the manual and look at the pin headers. Happen to know what hard drive model you have? Sure I know Quantum Fireball 1280S TM12S012 REV 04-D 50 PIN SCSI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, videofx said: Sure I know Quantum Fireball 1280S TM12S012 REV 04-D 50 PIN SCSI https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/quantum/FIREBALL-1280S-1281MB-3-5-SL-SCSI2-3-SE.html LED Connector (J2) ------------------ The LED connector my be used to connect an external LED for the pur- pose of monitoring drive activity. A 220-ohm resistor is connected in series from the +LED pin to +5 volts. The -LED pin is connected to a switching transistor on the drive that turns on and lights the LED when the disk is performing a read or write operation. When no read or write operation is taking place, the transistor turns off and the LED is extinguished. +---------------------+--------------------------------+ | J2 Pins | Mating Connectir Type and Part | |Pin Number| Function | Number (or equivalent) | +----------+----------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | -LED | Two-position housing: | +----------+----------+ Molex P/N 51021-0200 | | 2 | +LED | Loose-piece contacts: | | | | Molex P/N 50058-8100 | +----------+----------+--------------------------------+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 7:17 PM, leech said: Shipping of course depends on weight, but last one was like 4 dollars. Where you connect them depends on your hard drive model. You'd have to poke around the manual and look at the pin headers. Happen to know what hard drive model you have? Get some Naval Jelly or other rust remover and clean that up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Yup, rust removal is my first priority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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