Atari ST refurbathon - One of Eight

[@madigorfkgoogle9349]

hi, another tip, when de-soldering using the wig, use a bit of flux it will do some "magic", also I prefer not to lift the wig from the pad, rather slide it away to not to lift the pad. Another entertaining video, I like to listen to your voice.

[@videoplexdeluxe]

Excellent work on the refurb! I am amazed by the transformation. Wow! 👍 Really appreciate all you are doing to keep the vintage tech alive. The way you explain the process is also very informative and I really enjoy how you show the technical steps such as eeprom programming, soldering and PSU replacement. The Atari 1040ST was my 2nd computer (1st was Atari 800XL), so it makes me so happy to see these machines given a second life. Keep up the fantastic work! 👏🏆🥳💯

[@powerofvintage9442]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[@paullangton6102]

great work. my first Atari was a 1040STF exactly like that one. When it went to silicon heaven it had 4mb ram and twin 720k FDDs inside the case. i replaced the power and data cables for the floppy and added sockets so i could just create dual cabling for the twin drives. i vagally recollect i used Sony drives as they were lower power consumption. on top of that it was sprayed black with metal flake then lacquered. thank you for keeping them alive..

[@powerofvintage9442]

I would love to see a photo of how you arranged the 2nd floppy drive.

[@timcross3461]

Great to see the rom splitting procedure documented on KZbin. Might be good to mention that Atari floppies are compatible with PCs to make file transfers easy (unless I missed it). Great, comprehensive video!

[@powerofvintage9442]

So long as the PC can write to 720k floppies (not many USB floppy drives can) or the Atari can read 1.44mb floppies (Mega STe, TT and Falcon can generally)

[@TzOk]

Happy to see that my key stem 3D model was useful for someone.

[@powerofvintage9442]

I've used it multiple times, so yes useful to me and those who are now the owners of those ST's. Thank you so much!

[@TzOk]

@@powerofvintage9442 Nice to hear that, especially since it was one of my first designs in Fusion.

[@electronraygun6346]

I just added one of those Meanwell PSUs to my STe. Mine is the 50 Watt version. I rotated mine clockwise 90° so the wires get covered up by the keyboard and I insulated the mains connections with hot glue, because my cat has a habit of jumping on my workbench and currently I'm testing out a PiSTorm on my machine, so the top case is often removed right now.

[@powerofvintage9442]

Nice work on the the Meanwell. I've used both the RD50 and RD35 and both work great with the ST's. I go for the 35 just because it is smaller and still has more 5V output than the base PSU's.

[@waltciii3]

Nice! The Meanwell was a really clean swap. I did similar to my 800xl external power supply upgrade.

[@powerofvintage9442]

They do make for a nice easy swap.

[@CandyGramForMongo_]

Nicely done.

[@powerofvintage9442]

Thank you!

[@Xenon0000000000001]

If you're in Europe, the guy behind Sidecartridge (a.k.a. Sidecart) does a PSU replacement kit based on the Mean Well RPD-60A PSU. It has a mounting plate and all the required cables, making the installation a breeze (no soldering required). I've been contemplating getting a GOEX since that gives you a preprogrammed Gotek and a mount that fits into the ST. However, I like the mount that you were using with the space for the rotary knob and OLED panel. Maybe I'll give that a go if I ever get my 3D printer working properly again.

[@powerofvintage9442]

I've bought a couple of sidecarts from him before (I love the device). The PSU option he has is a great one! The GOEX is a great device as well. It is a well designed and quite easy to set up. The Gotek is a bit more labor intensive...but I do like the project aspect of setting it up.

[@AzerWal-n4r]

Im very happy with upgrading my atari st with gotek from morocco btw

[@powerofvintage9442]

Glad to hear that! It's a great device and is a simple way to expand your software library with downloads from your PC.

[@julianbrown1331]

Watching you wire in the mains wires to the new PSU and I think you've probably triggered everyone that uses that 3 wire mains cable! Blue is always neutral, brown is always live

[@powerofvintage9442]

I'm really so sorry. I'm used to the US colors of black (live) and white (neutral). I thought blue is closer to black than brown right?

[@julianbrown1331]

@@powerofvintage9442 it has confused people for years. We used to have black and red but that standard is long gone but was perhaps more intuitive. At least we all agree on the earth colours

[@daholmes1]

I believe it may have changed in much of Europe for colour blind assistance. I know of the old colours, but have always used the brown/blue through my adult life (fast approaching 60).

[@DeadCat-42]

I just put a meanwell 65 in the mega you upgraded for me. It is the same as the 50d but has an additional -12v so i can power the VGA card.

[@powerofvintage9442]

Nice that makes so you don't have to solder a line to the motherboard to pull the -12v from. Great idea!

[@nigelrhodes4330]

There are some good rom splitting tools for the PC you can also use, I have used a few to split roms for my Mega STE.

[@powerofvintage9442]

I know I've used a few to manipulate ROM's as well. I really like using an ST to fix another ST :)

[@sideburn]

Hatchbox cool gray filament is close.

[@powerofvintage9442]

I'll have to try that one. I've tried soooo many different colors.

[@sideburn]

@@powerofvintage9442 I hear ya me too. Trying to match Mac PowerBook gray and the ST. The one thing that’s difficult with this stuff is matching colors on restorations etc.

[@sideburn]

@@powerofvintage9442 I can take a photo comparison if you’d like just need a way to get it to you. I don’t think KZbin will let me paste a URL.

[@sideburn]

I can send you a photo comparison if you’d like

[@powerofvintage9442]

Please do, send to my YT contact email.

[@Igorsensei]

which Meanwell model/power would be appropriate to place in Falcon with CT63 accelerator?

[@powerofvintage9442]

Meanwell RPT-6003 see the following Exxos forum thread that has some PSU stuff in it. I currently am using a Pico PSU with my CT63. www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6612

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

alles gut und schön;jedoch könnze ich mit deinem ATARI++ nicht mal dieses Video online schauen!?!?!?Oder?

[@powerofvintage9442]

Nope, you can't watch KZbin on an Atari...I guess if I replaced the motherboard with a Raspberry Pi 5 or other such you could do it. Take a look at my video on "what I do with Atari ST's". The TLDR is that it's all about the nostalgia and fixing things.

[@CoruscationsOfIneptitude]

the twist method. lets scrap a sharp corner over the surface of this 30 year old motherboard.

[@powerofvintage9442]

Nah, the screwdriver isn't wide enough to touch the motherboard even fully twisted.

[@user-Atamigaputer]

Hold it with Aust brown , blue color code brown is live, blue is neutral

[@powerofvintage9442]

Thank you! It was nice that I had those mains gauge wire that I had handy to recycle from a power cord I would never use.

[@robng15]

I was shouting at the screen at that!

[@powerofvintage9442]

I think I just need to invest in some wiring that I don't salvage from unused cords :)