j00lz

Hello, I am selling my MB 6582... It is fully stuffed with 8 X 6582s (acquired from Wilba back in the days). Red LEDs, LCD is white on blue background. Works flawlessly. I am based in France but am willing to ship worldwide. Comes with a C64 power supply. I will post better pictures tomorrow these were taken with my crappy phone. j00lz

Thanks for your reply, I am leaning towards faulty encoder or IC ( I accidentally plugged the LCD backwards at some point and had to change it). Anyone know of a supplier for encoders that won't charge silly amounts for shipping (eg Mouser)?

Hello, Having received and installed the replacement LCD, I am very very close to completion :) I am having one remaining issue with the detented encoder on the right of the LCD. At first, it would only decrement, regardless of the direction in which it was turned. I updated MIOS and MBSID to the latest versions (having read that it could solve some issues with encoder bounce handling) and now it is pretty much dead ; it doesn't do anything regardless of the direction in which I turn it. As a workaround I can use the up and down buttons but it would obviously be nice to get it working... If anyone as some pointers I am all ears :) Cheers, j00lz

Thanks for your quick reply! I have already ordered a replacement LCD and its crawling its way from China as we speak... Cheers, j00lz

Hello, My MB-6582's LCD has some dead lines and columns in the pixel matrices. See attached photo. At some point I think I plugged it the wrong way round. Any ideas what could be broken? LCD? PIC? TIA j00lz

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I think I will recycle a piece of clear CD case to use as LCD cover, in the way Wilba suggested. This won't be for a little while though as I am currently very busy with house renovations, house selling, a training course, and starting my own business...

Dropped it on my foot and there was nothing "ambient" about the sounds it created...

Yes of course feel free to use it as you wish. I would feel very flattered and honoured if it appeared on the main MBSID page. It's like the first step to stardom :hyper: :laugh:

Still got to put in feedback pots, and some kind of protection for the LCD. Much thanks to Thorsten and Wilba. I've only just started scratching the surface of this thing, and am absolutely blown away by the possibilities. The attached track uses mostly presets. All sounds are dry, no effects whatsoever. I sampled most of the stuff and sequenced it in Reason, because that's what I'm used to working with... MB_6582_Test3.mp3

I received my panels today and I must say I am very very pleased. I got the matte black ones and they are just as I expected: fingerprints don't show. I am also extremely impressed with the quality of the machining and engraving. It is absolutely perfect! See pics below. Now I can finally start playing with epoxy - this will remind me of my boat building days, on a smaller scale :rolleyes: Thanks again Julian!

Very impressive custom build! And nicely documented too! That panel from Shaeffer must have cost you a bomb?! Amuse-toi bien! (Translation for Engrish speakers: Have fun!) :flowers:

AU$ 20.00

Ah well I guess that explains why I couldn't find some stuff I recently posted... :tongue: Don't worry about it, it can all be replaced. No money was lost, and nobody got injured. Now I'm off to see if Google archived those blog posts I made... :ninja: