[A6] Hot Rodded Andromeda

[David Evans]

On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 07:10:33AM -0500, Rhen, Kris wrote:
> b) All LEDS are changed to RED (wanted to do blue BUT blue would have ended
> up costing about $400 plus the cost of some resistors because they require
> higher voltages, the reds cost me $15 :-) though they're not as bright as
> I'd hoped so I may be changing resistors anyway.  Lots of fun, unsoldering
> and resoldering ~150 resistors :-)
 
  Clearly you just aren't sufficiently hard core.  $400...pah!  ;-)

> c) WORKING at getting hold of a Blue LCD display!!! (anyone else interested?
> :-)

  You could always replace it with one that uses a blue EL backlight.

> f) I may incorporate a joystick as well, depending on space - but its
> looking like a nogo for now.

  I'm trying to remember the front panel board layout; is there a useful gap
anywhere?

> yeah, there's just something about the sloped panel that is tooooo coool
> 

  Are you going to hack up another LED for the "off" position?  Wouldn't
require many parts.

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