[Coco] Coco Digest, Vol 142, Issue 41

[Andrew]

Yeah, I remember seeing one of those too, but as a kid never really 
thought about it (and never had a problem with my multi-pak and coco 
separating while powered - I guess I got lucky?).

As an adult, I later learned about this issue, and the plate, and 
researched it a bit; I found the plate advertisement - but I seem to 
recall finding in one of the back-issues of the Rainbow an article on 
how to make such a plate. Maybe I am confused, but I thought maybe it 
was just one of Marty or Tony columns (turn of the screw, etc)? Or, 
maybe it was a reader submitted article?

At any rate, such a plate should be easy to make. For a modest home-shop 
based creation, your idea of masonite (hardboard?) or thin mdf would 
work well. Heck, maybe even hobby-grade thin plywood might work ok (I 
would say to also prime/seal it after construction and fitment, just to 
prevent warping/swelling). If you have a drill-press (for the holes), 
you could make it from aluminium sheet metal.

I couldn't tell you what issue I thought I saw the plans/measurements 
in, or I may be completely wrong. I would also wonder if there might be 
a difference in measurements between the various models of the 
multi-paks? I seem to recall there was an original grey-case version, 
then the later white-case version for the later CoCo 2, then after the 
CoCo 3 came out (and the B model of the 2?) there was a slightly smaller 
version made (?).

-- 
Andrew L. Ayers
Glendale, Arizona
http://www.phoenixgarage.org/

On 10/11/2014 06:22 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:09:44 +1000
> From:<jmlaw at iprimus.com.au>
> Subject: [Coco] Mutlipak Potetnial to Fry CPU
>
> On 11/10/2014 10:27 AM, S Klammer wrote:
> I don?t have a multi-pak mostly because finding one here is Oz (240V) for a
> reasonable price is about as rare as seeing a UFO. I saw something once I
> couldn't identify so there may be hope yet:)
>
> But for those who do, there was a plate I saw advertised once in Rainbow (I
>
> Jason