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thanks Frailn! I already stole all the caps off my bad motherboards... a lot of them were no good. Or not removed properly (remember I inquired about a good desoldering solution, heh heh) yeah, while I was googling all the other stuff, I could've also searched for "DIY anti-static mat" but I guess I just wanted to hear myself talk on the forum... You're right, recycling is great! However, I prefer to use new components on my next SID2SID, because I intend to put 6582's in it, and I feel that they deserve brand new components I wish I could find new stock on all the commodore parts and build a brand new one to last another 20+ years.... But I can't (?) MIDIBOX is a good investment... Mouser huh? That's the third time I heard that name regarding perts for the SID2SID. Might as well set up an account with them. I appreciate all your help. Don't killl yourself looking for parts for me. If you do have some of the things I need, just send a paypal invoice to djjonnyjams@yahoo.com and I'll send you the loot, also provide your shipping adress, and I'll send you some vinyl key-labels for the commodore64 (like the ones on my black mod) I make them at the graphics shop where I work. Peace ~J

\ Refer to the list of parts I am looking for, (I forgot to add that I'm also looking for SIDs, but I think that's a given) and make me an offer. You may PM me if you'd like.

I have bid on the same HAK936 Soldering station you reccomended frailn. I might be able to steal it for less than $30.00 shipped! I was wondering where I can buy new tips for this iron? Could one make their own anti-static mat? I have always handled chips carelessly, because I was working on 25 year old commodores that were donated to me and I really didn't care. On this midibox project, I'd like to do it properly. I'm also very cheap, so could you describe the materials used in your anti-static mat? I'd like to order the raw materials and make one that covers an entire table in my work-room. I posted a list of spare parts I have for trade in the "parts" forum. Frailn, I know you probably have some of the parts I need for the SID2SID boards... I have two commodores that will be delivered today, and two more that are on the way. I ordered them all last week before I decided to build a midibox. These will be the last four I do for a while. I am going to keep the one with the cleanest motherboard for myself and eventually set it up with two 6582's. This will be my personal MSSIAH machine. I will also keep the one I currently use for CYNTHCART. The rest will be refurbished, modded, and sold to raise funds for my midibox project. I know that many of you have walked the same path. Care to share your experiences in this post? Or maybe just ramble some Commodore64 nostalgia for a while? ~J

Hey guys! I have a bin with various capacitors, resitors, pots, switches, leds, etc.... which were acquired throughout my circuit bending adventures. One section contains several small chips that I am not familiar with. Please let me know if any of these components would be useful to myself (building midibox SID) or anyone else here. the following is a list: Motorola MC3418DW - google says it's an a/d converter, this chip is surface mounted on a 1"sq. board that has long legs on the bottom to plug into a socket CA3080E - 2MHz, Operational Transconductance Amplifier JM12AB and JM23AF and P0152SB - could not find any english documentation... both JM's are small square chips, with 6 pins and the P0 has 16 pins. MR62 (NEC) -The MR62 series is a nonlatch type relay HD74LS27P (Hitachi) - original hitachi bcd to 7-segment decoder/driver 15v out digital logic icic,logic gate,3 3-input nor,ls-ttl,dip,14pin,plastic ic,logic gate,3 3-input nor,ls-ttl,dip,14pin,plast electronic component74ls27ptriple logic gate LM339N -Quad voltage comparator 2206CP -monolithic function generator integrated circuit capable of producing high quality sine, square, triangle, ramp, and pulse waveforms of high-stability and accuracy. H21A1 - PHOTOTRANSISTOR OPTICAL INTERRUPTER SWITCH ... Let me know if you need any of these parts, some I have more than one. I am in need of some parts for my SID2SID boards I am building, does anyone have any of the following they would like to trade: 28 pin wiring socket - it's an open frame socket (600 mil) with long legs that are intended for wire-wrapping 1000pf standard capacitor (ceramic) 470pf standard capacitor (ceramic) 2n2222 transistor 22000pf standard capacitor (ceramic) 10uf electrolytic capacitor 1kohm resistor (5%) 10kohm resistor(5%) Thanks ~Jonny Jams

WoW! Thanks for all the helpful replies. Your greetings are very encouraging. I think I will have a stab at the midibox core and SID modules soon. Good thing we got that new Xerox machine at my day-job....I've got a lot of printing and reading to do. What impresses me the most is how affordable this first project is. I think I may have found the perfect hobby.....MIDIBOX! I usually obsess over a project for a few weeks and once it's finished, or once there's no more room to grow...I get bored and move on. It seems the possible configurations and additions to midibox are limitless, so I feel like this is a project I will never get bored with. Thanks for the help. You might not hear from me for at least two weeks because I'll be reading all I can while I wait for my parts to arrive. I would like to ask one more question though... Can someone recommend a decent soldering station at a reasonable price? also a good solution for de-soldering (wick? bulb? iron+bulb?) I know I'm going to need good tools to do this type of fine work. ~J

Hello. I am known as DJ Jonny Jams, but you may call me Jon. I grew up playing Commodore 64 games, and the sound is deeply embedded in my subconcious. I am also a musician. About two years ago I heard about prophet64 software that would allow me to compose on the commodore using a familiar interface. I never got prophet, for lack of midi support. I recently acquired MSSIAH, and embarked on a commodore 64 modding adventure that gave me more confidence in my soldering skills: <div style="width:480px;text-align:right;"><embed width="480" height="360" src="http://feed640.photobucket.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf?rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed640.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu127%2Fdjjonnyjams%2Ffeed.rss" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /><a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?showShareLB=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_geturs.gif" style="border:none;" /></a><a href="http://s640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/djjonnyjams/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_viewall.gif" style="border:none;" /></a></div> I still have very little knowledge of electrical design, curcuits, formulas etc. I'd like to build a midibox, but I am very intimidated by the number of options available and the number of components required. Can someone please point me in the direction of the simplest minimal setup that would be good for a first project? Thanks in advance ~J