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Do you still use any kind of old equipment?

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PluMGMK
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Re: Old Technology

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I love it! :D

I seem to recall once using a staple to power on an ATX power supply I'd wired up to something or other. The POWON pin is just the right distance from a GND pin on the ATX connector!
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Re: Old Technology

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I still have the POWON connected to the console, so I just have a short cable leading to ground in the top of the connector beside the pins. I thought there would be no reason it shouldn't work, so long as it had 12v, 5v, and 3.3v rails.

On another note, I was making a component cable using the plug from a cheap RGB cable and a spare Xbox 360 component cable I had. I got most of it done, then only needed to solder 2 more cables, only to wonder why none of them would stick. The soldering iron apparently gave up working and cooled down, so now that's broken too. :P
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Steo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:16 pm On another note, I was making a component cable using the plug from a cheap RGB cable and a spare Xbox 360 component cable I had. I got most of it done, then only needed to solder 2 more cables, only to wonder why none of them would stick. The soldering iron apparently gave up working and cooled down, so now that's broken too. :P
You're kidding! :o

At least I managed to de-banjax my TV-connected PC, touch wood…
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Re: Old Technology

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PluMGMK wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:19 pm You're kidding! :o
I really wish I was. Everything is broke this week, especially me! :P

Now I need to find another soldering iron. The last time I trusted amazon reviews and bought one online, I thought it was great, until it blew up in my hand. :lol:

I had a Parkside one from Lidl, that's the one that broke yesterday. It has served me well to be honest, I had it for years.
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Re: Old Technology

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I still have a lot of out-to-dated devices from 2000's: I have got a Game Boy Advance SP, a Nintendo DS Lite, Nokia-branded mobile phones, PlayStation 2, Wii, MegaTrix DVD/Console, computers whose operating system is Microsoft Windows XP, two landlines, a Sony-branded TV located in the sitting room, one digital camera...
I also have devices from 90's which are two PlayStation consoles, a computer whose operating system is Microsoft Windows 98, a floppy disk containing the operating system Microsoft Windows 98, two televisions (one is in my parents bedroom and another is located in the basement)...

If anyone doesn't know what is the MegaTrix console, I show you how it is:
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