[Coco] Remove C66 and c65 or just snip one leg?

[Ed Snider]

Along with R22 and R23, they create a small RC delay on the /CAS and /RAS lines
which probably improves DRAM reliability in the standard configuration.  That wouldn't
be needed for the SRAM based upgrades.

- Ed



> On Jul 8, 2019, at 11:17 AM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What is the reason they are needed for a 128k coco but not a 512k or bigger coco?
> 
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> From: Ed Snider
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] Remove C66 and c65 or just snip one leg?
> 
> 
> Not really, but there's no reason to not simply remove them completely, unless you
> really want to be able to go back to the original configuration (in a messy fashion).
> 
> I'd just clip them out completely.  Seems a bit neater than having some
> one-legged caps hanging out in there.  :)
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
>> On Jul 8, 2019, at 10:26 AM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I just picked up a vintage PBJ 512 memory upgrade. The instructions say to remove c65 and c66.   I have always just snipped one leg of each. Is there any difference in removing them?
>> 
>> 
>> I cut 65 and removed 66.   Everything seems to work fine?
>> 
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