[Coco] CoCo shedding some weight (and heat!)

Robert Emery remery66 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 14:23:26 EDT 2023


No, not really... I suppose I should set up a website.
I will be doing a follow-up video and try to cover all the questions.

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 8:48 PM Ken Flanagan via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

> I might have missed it mentioned somewhere, but is there a write-up to go
> along with this video?
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 6:15 p.m. Robert Emery via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, missed the last question...
> >  In the CoCo there are red, blue and black wires. I was using a socket
> with
> > white wires that didn't demonstrate this very well, as I had it handy and
> > always avoid cutting the original if I can.
> >  Anyway, the blue and red wires should both go to +12v and black to
> ground.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 2:55 PM Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> > coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >  Thanks Bob! I'll get tot hat video soon enough.
> > > I have question about the Cutting the Cord video.
> > > The trigger board that you used is fixed at 12V?
> > > You showed the PD power supply very briefly, what is its output
> rating? I
> > > imagine that it is at least 12V, but no idea about the wattage,
> > > You did not show how you soldered the three white whites to the trigger
> > > board. How are these connected. You mentioned that the whites go to
> > > positive and the black one goes to ground, but I did not see a black
> > wire,
> > > maybe it was hiding behind the white wires?
> > > Also, you did not show how the male power header was connected to the
> > CoCo
> > > motherboard. I assume that at least 12V DC is expected at this
> > connector? I
> > > know that the motherboard has a full wave bridge rectifier to convert
> AC
> > to
> > > DC. The DC output goes to the SALT chip. Does that mean that the output
> > of
> > > the PD trigger board connects to the output of the rectifier?
> > > Sorry I am taking so long in getting these questions out. Other stuff
> has
> > > kept me away and I wanted to rewatch your video a few times to make I
> > > understood what I needed to ask. Thanks! Salvador
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 03:48:11 PM CDT, Robert Emery via
> Coco <
> > > coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Yes, that's another of my videos... Feel free to ask questions!
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, 12:17 PM Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> > > coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  By reading the title I thought it was you who had lost weigh due tot
> > he
> > > > extreme heat going around..
> > > > I am interested in power supplies, so I'll be sure to give this
> video a
> > > > look. I also watch your other video about the case for the GoTek (at
> > > least
> > > > I hope it was your video). I have a GoTek that I've been meaning to
> > > connect
> > > > to a CoCo 2/3, but not sure how the jumper on the drive go. I already
> > > > updated the firmware. Salvador
> > > >    On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 07:40:16 PM CDT, Robert Emery via
> Coco <
> > > > coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  Modernize your CoCo 3 power supply...
> > > > https://youtu.be/tTwTgGR-jSU
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > >
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