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Compact Mac Test Stand
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cheesestraws
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That is really, really cool. Very nice work.
LaPorta
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Thanks! I am hoping someone else can make their life easier by doing similar things. The only downside is the power supply is at a weird angle to plug the cord into. Maybe I can find a flat angled one?
sorry about the photos, when I upload from my iPhone the orientation gets messed up.
sorry about the photos, when I upload from my iPhone the orientation gets messed up.
CC_333
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This is neat! I'm tempted to build one for myself, but I don't currently have a reason to, since much of my stuff's mostly inaccessible in storage :/
One idea that might be a little nicer would be to maybe find something to mount the speaker to so it's not floating around. Perhaps mounting it to the wooden cross piece below the CRT, with the cone pointing downward would work? That should be more than adequate for testing purpose, I would think?
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Good question. I can only speculate as to @LaPorta's intentions for that feature, but perhaps he is thinking of building a tray for the disk drives and mounting it there?One question though: why are the front legs so long given the counterweight of the CRT? The only visual improvement (even a bit handier in use?) would be to cut them shorter and do the Jobsian chamfer thing while you're at it. []
One idea that might be a little nicer would be to maybe find something to mount the speaker to so it's not floating around. Perhaps mounting it to the wooden cross piece below the CRT, with the cone pointing downward would work? That should be more than adequate for testing purpose, I would think?
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LaPorta
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Answers to the questions:
1. Yes, the CRT counterweight makes perfect logical sense. However, if you are like me with young children, you realize that building something that is virtually tip-proof is more important than aesthetics. They aren’t making those CRTs anymore...
2. I figured that a good portion of the analog boards I’ll test (128k-Plus) have integrated speakers, I didn’t have need to mount one. Plus I feel the sound is “go/no-go” so once I verify it it becomes an afterthought.
Im building a companion floppy drive holder soon.
1. Yes, the CRT counterweight makes perfect logical sense. However, if you are like me with young children, you realize that building something that is virtually tip-proof is more important than aesthetics. They aren’t making those CRTs anymore...
2. I figured that a good portion of the analog boards I’ll test (128k-Plus) have integrated speakers, I didn’t have need to mount one. Plus I feel the sound is “go/no-go” so once I verify it it becomes an afterthought.
Im building a companion floppy drive holder soon.
