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Hi, thanks Thorsten. Those were the files I checked beforehand, and I was wondering why they haven't got the flat edge profile, like your rear panel. How are they fixed without that profile ? Cheers orange

Hi, I am currently looking for a Core32 Kit. All offers are welcome :-) Cheers orange

Hi, I am currently looking for a SEQV4 control surface PCB. I am on the waiting list, but if somebody decides to sell his kit, I am very welcome to take it. All offers are welcome. Cheers orange

Hi, today I unpacked my Heidenreich Case and I realized that the published front panels that I found on ucapps would not fit into this case. Therefore I would like to ask as well for the Schaeffer Front panel file that fits into the Heidenreich Case. Thanks orange

That's great, thanks Thorsten !

Hi, I was looking for the Schaeffer definition files for the rear panel of the Heidenreich case for the MB SEQ V4. Would somebody be able to send me the definition file or a link to that file ? Cheers orange

Excellent session, I like it. And nice gear :-) Greetz orange

Hi, I have got another 10 SID's (8580) to be sold. All SID's are tested and working well. Price is 25 EUR each, plus 10 EUR shipping (registered letter). Drop me a pm if you are interested. Cheers orange

Another two SID's have been paid and are now on their way to France. Cheers orange

Hi, I would appreciate if somebody could provide me with the contact details from Alps where I can send an enquiry for the knobs to. Cheers orange

Another 2 SID’s were sold to a very nice guy in London. I have got a couple of SID’s left, but I have to see how many exactly and I will most probably post them within the next couple of days or so. Cheers orange

Hi, another 4 are paid. Shipping status: 6 SID's are on their way to Japan. 4 SID's are on their way to the US. 2 tested SID's are still available. Who's next :-) Cheers orange

Hi, six of the SID's are already paid. Six are left (I had another one, so 3 pairs are left now). I would like to mention that I have tested the 12 SID's and they are all working properly. Cheers orange

Hi, I would also take about 60 knobs. Cheers orange

Hi, I am currently looking for some Waldorf knobs for my new project. Preferred colours are red, green, white, transparent. Cheers orange

Hi, I have got eleven 8580 SID's left that I am going to sell. 25 EUR's each + shipping. Cheers orange

Hi, go for the MB6582, it is a nice machine. The control surface is much more fun, compared to the sammichSID. I also started with the sammichSID in order to get some more practise and experience. There are very nice tutorials available here in the forum (e.g. the control surface by Hawkeye). So yes, try it ! Cheers orange

Hi, the problem with the combination of a transformer with 12V or 15V and a voltage regulator of 9V (7809) or 5v (7805) is that the voltage regulators have to "burn" the unused energy. If you read the documentation of the alternative C64 PSU from hawkeye, you will see that the conversion from 9V down to 5V via the voltage regulator 7805 is only possible with a massive heat sink (which fills half of the encolsure already :-) ). The same applies for the step down from 12V or 15V to 9V. At the end of the day you need the 5V for the uController and its periphery, so you need to have a proper 5V supply. Having said that, I would stick to the 5V switching PSU. But if you read all the other threads about replacement PSU's you will find a lot of other proposals. So my solution is just one of many and I am happy with it, although I have investigated all the others. At the end of the day it is also a matter of how much time you would like to spend to come up with your own solution... Cheers orange

That was clear, without cutting the tracks it wont work. But if the 5V would be sourced directly, it would be easier to provide the power for the LEDs, so no flying wires would be required....

Hi, another question that came to my mind. Would it not be possible to use those connections to supply the voltage for the LED's for the encoders ? Cheers orange

Thanks Nils for the quick feedback !

Hi Guys, a couple of people asked me how to wire the PSU. Please find attached the schematic for the wiring: Please note that TR2 is the 5V switching PSU. The unit I listed in the BOM has a built in protection (against shortage, etc., please see the data sheet). Attached a measurement of the ripple of the 5V PSU: I hope that will help you ! Cheers orange

Hi Guys, I was wondering what the following two pins in the encoder footprint are used for ? Cheers orange

Hi, it should be possible to measure it on the board of course. I have no blank PCB here, so I can't tell you where to measure at the moment. You should be able to find that out, by following the tracks step by step. Cheers orange

Hi, please keep in mind that there are various versions of the C64 power supply. Some of them have got the 5V on pin 5 and 2 instead of 4 and 2. But this was taken into consideration on the MB6582 PCB, so that all versions of that PSU will work on the MB6582 PCB. I have had a couple of those PSU's and all of them worked on my MB6582. See also (sorry only in German available :-) ): http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Netzbuchse Cheers orange