[Coco] Got the SDC

Brian Blake random.rodder at gmail.com
Tue Feb 18 14:15:07 EST 2014


502 is a better fit. The 501 (what I'm using) is passable, but, has 
issues that need addressed.


On 2/18/2014 2:10 PM, Darren A wrote:
> Actually, the only perfect fit is an FD-502 case. Although the FD-501 and
> 502 cases look basically the same from the outside, their internals are
> different.
>
> Darren
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <
> retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> it fits perfectly a FD501 or FD502 controller case.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
>>> On 02/18/2014 11:19 AM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
>>>> One thing that some of the other communities have been experimenting
>> with
>>>> is 3D printing cartridge shells, both long and short. Apparently with
>> the
>>>> right mix of equipment, the results are extremely durable and a great
>> fit.
>>>> Anyone here have the capability to make such a shell for the SDC based
>> off
>>>> the FD cart?
>>>>
>>>> -Bill
>>>
>>> I have designed a CoCo cartridge housing in OpenSCAD and made one
>> attempt to
>>> print it on my Thing-O-Matic.  It didn't complete successfully that time
>> and
>>> I haven't taken the time to try again.  I have successfully printed a
>> case
>>> for a Raspberry Pi, which is a similar size, so I'm pretty confident I
>> can
>>> make it work.  My design is based on the game-sized cartridges, but
>> would be
>>> trivial to lengthen in the CAD.  About the biggest thing I could print
>> on my
>>> machine is something like the DS-69 video digitizer case -- between a
>> game
>>> cart and a full-size floppy controller.  We could have them made on
>> Ponoko
>>> (though last time I checked I thought their 3D printing looked pretty
>>> expensive) or somebody with a bigger build platform could make them if I
>>> can't make them big enough.
>>>
>>> I can add whatever kinds of cutouts or vents are needed.  How big is the
>> SDC
>>> board?  What kind of mounting arrangements are there?
>>>
>>> http://8littlebits.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/cartridge-housing-cad/
>>>
>>> JCE
>>>>
>>>> ===================================================
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>>>> ===================================================
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>>>> ===================================================
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 12:12 PM, <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Finally is crossed the  twilight zone. I couldn't test it completely
>>>>>> but it loaded a disk and played well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The board is very well built.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I got mine yesterday, as well, but didn't have time to play with it.
>>>>> have started looking for a case.  It's too big for regular cartridge
>>>>> and too small for one of the old OWLware carts.  Can't see scrapping a
>>>>> FD cart as I still use all of them.  What a dilemma.  :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> bill
>>>>>
>>>>>
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