Re: TI-H: Expander SF
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Re: TI-H: Expander SF
Richard; it's the one I BOUGHT from you... And the chip from Mel... It
still doesn't work...
Richard Piotter wrote:
> The cable breaks inside often. I have seen two of them like that. I
> tried fixing one, and had no luck, but the other one worked fine after
>
> putting a TI-TI cable on it (mine, one end broke off so I cut it in
> half). I don't use the bulky ESF box and cable. I make them into
> cartridges that plug into a tiny port I created for the calcs. I have
> instructions on building the ESF SPinTerface Cart and the SPinTerface
> Port itself.
>
> The port is tiny and the cartridge is only 1.5" x 7/8" x 1/4" in size!
>
> It is so small that I lay it ontop of my screen and slide the
> calculator
> cover over it to store it! You simply plug it in or unplug it! It's
> best
> to do it with the calc off, but it shouldn't matter. basicly, anything
>
> that you should or shouldn't do with the original, you follow with the
>
> cart
>
> It isn't that dificult to build yourself if you are good with
> electronics.
>
> If you are afraid to touch inside your calc, email me and I can talk
> about converting it for you. I also do free turbos when I install the
> SPinTerface Port.
>
> >
> >Awhile ago I got parts for a ESF (original box and chip from Mel; he
> >build it) and haven't gotten it to work yet. I have tried it on
> several
> >TI-85's and none of them seem to be able to connect to it. He told me
>
> >(Mel) that the link port can be bad and that might be the reason it
> >doesn't work. Can anyone tell me how it could support linking to a
> >computer but not the ESF? As far as I know it's a electrical
> connection
> >that if it works for one thing it SHOULD work for the other;
> shouldn't
> >it?! Anyone with ideas it would be nice. I've looked at the board; it
>
> >all checks out fine. Does anyone have a working one with a logic
> probe
> >that can tell me what I should expect and where?
> >
> >
>
> Richard Piotter
>
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