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Re: Drive talkin'....
« Reply #165 on: January 29, 2012, 12:51:32 AM »
I'm 99% sure I have more spares from these, let me check it tomorrow (today) morning. ;)

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« Reply #166 on: January 29, 2012, 07:10:26 AM »
Yeah, good plan! you dont want it to end up like the canyon bomber..
(which plastic was not good anymore  ;D )
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« Reply #167 on: January 29, 2012, 11:01:05 AM »
I guess it was also too few pins since it was a BW tube...

...been thinking and I might still have one myself, Ill check and report back.

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« Reply #168 on: January 29, 2012, 12:22:23 PM »
Damn should be time I start on mine. :?
Your  monitor came out nice looks much better now good that the rest of the dag is oke

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« Reply #169 on: January 29, 2012, 12:26:04 PM »
I still have the neck board pots for you. They are pretty small and you'll need to put the neck board towards you and use a mirror to adjust them since you can't really turn them by hand, you need a small screwdriver or better a plastic adjusting tool.

They work but are not ideal. On the other hand, you set it up only one time and probably never touch it again....

Not sure if I will be in the area coming week, I'll give you call if I am. Maybe I could drop it of at your work ? The 20 minute drive along the scenic polder dike is nice but something I prefer not to do in "spitsuur"... ;)

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« Reply #170 on: January 29, 2012, 04:15:06 PM »
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« Reply #171 on: January 29, 2012, 06:25:12 PM »
Most excellent Béla !! I threw away the tube I remember it was on, and if you have it "extra" I would love to receive that one :)

Well.....it's dark now and it's getting colder and colder. I finished up the monitor and even managed to get it back in the cab. Bart had somehow managed to lift it out of it without removing the back panel (as the manual says you should  :shock: and even all that without breaking the neck ;) After a couple of tries I called him to ask how he managed to do that and then indeed it worked out (although it sure wasn't easy). I just didn't want to have to remove the back panel. Turns out that 4 of the bolts have been replaced with a regular bolt & nut, and they were TIGHT !

Anyway, it was back in there, PCB set back in and power up. It looks really MUCH MUCH better than it was. Also, as I expected all the jittering was gone so it was indeed the PSU.  The picture is really bright now and totally workable.

But since this project always seems to be 2 steps forward, 1 step back there of course had to be one step back and it turned out that I don't have any sound anymore. The test screen gives "Sound board timed out". I checked the power- and flat cable but they are firmly in place....no idea what this is now and I was done with it for today....so rolled the cab back in the game room (yes this is not ideal, I have to drag it out and in to work on it every time).

Oh well....we'll see about this problem later.....

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« Reply #172 on: January 30, 2012, 02:33:39 PM »
Keep the good work up André!  :spaceace:
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Re: Drive talkin'....
« Reply #173 on: January 31, 2012, 12:43:01 AM »
Thinking about this for the top part.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLsmPbPyE00&feature=youtube_gdata_player

it looks easy !

...and I think I also already found the material....

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Car-Wrapping-Folie-Rot-152x100cm-ORACAL-970-/110671889270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item19c48f0376#ht_1203wt_887

...unless we can find a professional spray painter for cheap....

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« Reply #174 on: January 31, 2012, 12:53:35 AM »
...and if I ever aquire a Race Drivin' pcb set I can always change from red to yellow !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TepwpZa2FNw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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« Reply #175 on: January 31, 2012, 07:10:01 AM »
Cool, i have seen that before in a documentary, just did not think of it for your HD

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/medialink/2608-wrapping-your-car-video.htm

excellent idea !

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« Reply #176 on: January 31, 2012, 09:12:59 AM »
Will have to see how many rolls I would need. Of course it will at least need black and red.
Also the entire cab is 1.60 meter in length at the base. The top plastic is a bit shorter though but I doubt the 1.52 m length of the roll would be enough....will have to measure.

If it boils down to 4 of these rolls it would still be pretty expensive....

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« Reply #177 on: January 31, 2012, 07:28:06 PM »
Just measured....1,56 required, and that's excluding the 4 cm. overlap needed .....so no dice with the standard size.

Asked if they also can do longer pieces....

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« Reply #178 on: January 31, 2012, 10:43:30 PM »
Good you god the monitor back in :)
It’s nice workout when pull it out and put it back in 10 times a day ;)

Looks interesting and not to expensive, but I think I prefer painting
I will ask the local painter what it will cost to paint , when I’m back from holiday 8)

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« Reply #179 on: January 31, 2012, 10:48:40 PM »
Good, we can compare it then. I bet it will be of benefit that we can do two sets because the price of spray painting is usually mostly set-up costs.....Im in no rush though.... first see if I get everything 100% working, but I know your in the some boat :)