[A6] Hot Rodded Andromeda

[Rhen, Kris]

> 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!  ;-)

Well, the $400 went to an Evolver ;-)  besides, the red ones look cool in
contrast to the panel.
 
> > 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.

Unfortunately I know very little about this.  If you can offer me some
guidance, please drop me a note off-list with some guidance - I'd appreciate
it! :-)

> > 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?

Not without a PCB behind it.  Not enough room between the pcb and panel for
the sticks I hav (MECI) - though the PCB behind the Alesis logo (where the
Andromeda A6 is on the regular one) may have some space without traces -
will have to look again.  Perhaps at the very tip of the mod wheel panel
though.  That may actually work :-)

> > 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.

Wasn't planning on it.  Just left it alone.
KRIS