Seban / Slight ^ Altair
@seban-slt.bsky.social
Enthusiast of vintage 8-bit computers with roots in the Atari scene. Member of the Slight group as a coder and hardware enthusiast.
Hardware design engineer and embedded systems programmer by profession. Also enjoys scuba diving.
Hardware design engineer and embedded systems programmer by profession. Also enjoys scuba diving.
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'm a bit older than that... ;-)
February 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I'm a bit older than that... ;-)
works perfectly... 😃 precision on both ranges is perfect!
February 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
works perfectly... 😃 precision on both ranges is perfect!
another beauty from the past fixed & preserved ;-)
February 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
another beauty from the past fixed & preserved ;-)
and it's done... time for assembly & testing...
February 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
and it's done... time for assembly & testing...
Rusty foam removed... time to mount the fixed and cleaned scale...
February 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Rusty foam removed... time to mount the fixed and cleaned scale...
scale fixed, time to mount it ...
February 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
scale fixed, time to mount it ...
Now it's time to fix the mirror behind the scale:
February 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Now it's time to fix the mirror behind the scale:
ha! dividers fixed... now both have the correct resistance...
February 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
ha! dividers fixed... now both have the correct resistance...
Another small project: repairing and refurbishing another old (1970) magneto-electric voltmeter... Let's start with the internals. A 1968 polystyrene capacitor? Still works... but the voltage dividers are broken. Let's try to fix them...
February 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Another small project: repairing and refurbishing another old (1970) magneto-electric voltmeter... Let's start with the internals. A 1968 polystyrene capacitor? Still works... but the voltage dividers are broken. Let's try to fix them...
Thanks to one of my friend, I was fortunate enough to own the iconic 630-APL meter from Triplett. Bought for little, destroyed by the USPS, finally saved from death! Glued and repaired, now works great! The precision of the measurements of this 37-year-old meter surprised me 🤯
February 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thanks to one of my friend, I was fortunate enough to own the iconic 630-APL meter from Triplett. Bought for little, destroyed by the USPS, finally saved from death! Glued and repaired, now works great! The precision of the measurements of this 37-year-old meter surprised me 🤯
Do you remember the time when there was no FLASH in town? 😉 Developing code for microcontrollers without FLASH memory meant that every line of code had to be thought out a hundred times. Erasing an EPROM-based MCU with UV light took time, and neither DEBUG nor ICP was possible..
#microchip
#microchip
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Do you remember the time when there was no FLASH in town? 😉 Developing code for microcontrollers without FLASH memory meant that every line of code had to be thought out a hundred times. Erasing an EPROM-based MCU with UV light took time, and neither DEBUG nor ICP was possible..
#microchip
#microchip
... unfortunately, after a dozen or so minutes of tinkering with the monitor, it turns out that it's just a very old filtering capacitor at the mains input that decided to give you a surprise. 😉
February 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
... unfortunately, after a dozen or so minutes of tinkering with the monitor, it turns out that it's just a very old filtering capacitor at the mains input that decided to give you a surprise. 😉
When, after more than 20 years, you take out and clean up your old monochrome monitor, you start playing MEGABLAST on Your 8-bit Atari and suddenly, you smell something burning, followed by the sound of a small explosion... You start to wonder - could Unitra have invented 7D cinema? 😉
February 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When, after more than 20 years, you take out and clean up your old monochrome monitor, you start playing MEGABLAST on Your 8-bit Atari and suddenly, you smell something burning, followed by the sound of a small explosion... You start to wonder - could Unitra have invented 7D cinema? 😉
from the series: 'Memories from the past,' this time an old post from 2020:
V640 arrived! Restoration time! The meter is after the first cleaning and "face lifting"... next step to repair the internal power supply!
V640 arrived! Restoration time! The meter is after the first cleaning and "face lifting"... next step to repair the internal power supply!
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
from the series: 'Memories from the past,' this time an old post from 2020:
V640 arrived! Restoration time! The meter is after the first cleaning and "face lifting"... next step to repair the internal power supply!
V640 arrived! Restoration time! The meter is after the first cleaning and "face lifting"... next step to repair the internal power supply!
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Old memories, continued....
author unknown ;/
author unknown ;/
February 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Old memories, continued....
author unknown ;/
author unknown ;/
I still have this CD, and even though my musical tastes have evolved a bit, I still think this album is great.
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I still have this CD, and even though my musical tastes have evolved a bit, I still think this album is great.
z archiwum moich starych postów z mediów społecznościowych: "Cywilizacja"
źródło: profesorwor.blogspot.com/2016/04/cywi...
źródło: profesorwor.blogspot.com/2016/04/cywi...
February 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
z archiwum moich starych postów z mediów społecznościowych: "Cywilizacja"
źródło: profesorwor.blogspot.com/2016/04/cywi...
źródło: profesorwor.blogspot.com/2016/04/cywi...
Last weekend in Gdańsk at Silly Venture 2024 Winter Edition was unforgettable! Reuniting with scene friends after years was special, and meeting the legend @adamgilmore.bsky.social was incredible. Huge thanks to the organizers and participants for an amazing atmosphere!"
December 12, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Last weekend in Gdańsk at Silly Venture 2024 Winter Edition was unforgettable! Reuniting with scene friends after years was special, and meeting the legend @adamgilmore.bsky.social was incredible. Huge thanks to the organizers and participants for an amazing atmosphere!"