Recent content by acebathound

You bet. I was thrilled to get something that's 20 years old working with a newer Operating System!

Makes sense, glad to have someone confirm the port timing! Thanks for the info & the kind offer =)

Oops, just realized I was calling it "bits" when really it's losing a byte.. 8 bits :) The issue was only happening when sending data from the PC to the SA-20 programmer (it has a memory buffer / DRAM that it stores the data to). You always write to the memory buffer on the SA-20 first before...

Yeah I was about to shell out some cash for the True USB GQ-4X and most likely will in the near future when I have to program something newer cause this SA-20 only supports a small handful of chips. I was reading over in mcumall's forums and they were saying some 2532A (or maybe all) are...

Ever get the feeling that "stuff to fix" just has a way of finding you no matter how hard you try to save yourself the agony? I got the new db9 to db25 serial null modem cable today, hook it up.. the (#*@ thing still doesn't work! It wouldn't connect at all with the serial cable. So I figured...

I did open it up, found a lot more chips than I expected =) I don't have a scope, but I know some of the 74xx could be checked with the diode setting on a multimeter. I was actually thinking about using parallel/serial port monitor as I've done that in the past with some other applications and...

I recently picked up an old Needham SA-20 Eprom Programmer that uses the parallel port and DOS software. I can dump EPROM data from a chip to the memory buffer on the SA-20, then send it to the PC & checksums match fine. But when I try to load the same binary file from PC to the SA-20, it's...

Count me in the recently unemployed and looking for work in the Harrisburg, PA area. Was a Web Applications Developer / System Admin. Lots of LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) experience. Administered my company's web server and several client servers over the course of 2 years, programmed...

I just received mine.. I had to pay $7 shipping, but love how fast stuff from Outpost gets to me -- they are bar-none the only online retailer that has exceeded my shipping expectations. Anyway, I tried the player out and it worked very well.. audio/video stayed in sync after skipping...

Just hooked it up, I can vouch for it =) Very nice.. I never had a true subwoofer before (I had 30w subwoofer with the Altec Lansing speakers for my computer).. but christ, I have to turn the Velodyne down almost fully.. otherwise I'm really chancing a call from the landlord :-/ hehe.. well...

Yeah, I had hooked both front speakers up to the front left channel... no crackle, but obviously had a dramatic hit on the surround sound =P ... if nothing else, I can always use this in another room (or garage for that matter), at least it's not totally out of commission. As for the subwoofer...

Well I think I'll contact Kenwood and see if it's possible to have them pay for the repair.. but I had contacted a local electronic shop and their minimum cost on the repair was going to be $30 (you pay that upfront).. if I ship it anywhere it's $30... either way I'm without a unit for at least...

Just thought I'd give you guys an update (I had bought one of these and it had a cracke in the front right speaker channel). I contacted their support and about 4 days later got a response saying they do not handle returns and that I'd have to contact Kenwood and they apologized. Not exactly...

Yeah, that's what I had diagnosed it as =) Does anyone know if it's possible to fix this or possibly a web page for figuring out what component might be bad? I took an electronics course in college, but I wish I had a lot more experience.. I hate taking things in for repair (just got off the...

cejay- No, the packing slip says you have to pay any return shipping costs / insurance when sending it back to them.. that's my current dilema =/ I'm almost thinking that I'll end up having to take mine to a repair center (hopefully there's one nearby), b/c no matter what I'm out at least $25...