pcmcia hard-hack - no need for right angled adapter in tower.

[danbeaver]

@DutchinUSA

Tempted to buy one now just for the challenge

Link to picture of card thingy

That plastic tab is the uber-fragile x-jack.

So ner, ner, ner-nerrrr ner

You can just solder the Ethernet cable wires directly to what was left of the jack (to be super cheap)

[DutchinUSA]

Bending the jack doesn't give me enough space .. I think with the clearance in my case the card would have to be bent in half .. MmmM maybe I will open up one of my cards to see what they look like inside

For real though ! I will probably open up one of those useless 32-bitters first :cool:

[orange]

I'd bought that 90deg adapter, only to realize that case width can also be the problem. Had to modify the dongle slightly. They should make 180deg adapter.

[Guru Mediator]

I actually did the same today with a RoamAbout 802.11 :-) Thanks for the great idea!

[Boot_WB]

That looks awesome, and is probably a bit tidier than mine.
Thanks for posting the pics - one less thing on my endless to-do list.

[salocinx]

No problem - you're welcome : ) It saved me 40 bucks and in my opinion it looks even nicer, I like bare electronics. I also had to cut a bit of the A1200 black plastic PCMCIA bus bar, but nothing visually noticeable...

[aGGreSSor]

I actually did the same today with a RoamAbout 802.11 :-) Thanks for the great idea!

Now I understand what he wrote. :angry:  Very late. :roflmao:

What have I done? See below.. :hammer:

[danbeaver]

Seems a lot of soldering vs. bending the crap out of a connector, but if it works I won't knock it

[aGGreSSor]

but if it works I won't knock it

It works, but I strongly don't recommend anyone to repeat. My idea was as follows: 1) Unsolder PCMCIA-connector from Amiga; 2) Solder back straight PCMCIA-connector. FAIL. Then I decided to use the trim HDD cable..

[kolla]

I want PCMCIA extension cable, guess that's a DIY job and a 44 wired 2.5" IDE cable should be nice starting point.

[aGGreSSor]

I want PCMCIA extension cable, guess that's a DIY job and a 44 wired 2.5" IDE cable should be nice starting point.

Don't discourage. It was a good experience. PCMCIA has 68 pins so 68 x 3 = 204 (from pcb, on connector and back again pcb). Cable should be short (limitation). Difficult to unsolder GND-pin, but a lot of them and it's not a problem. If you damage the other pins then signals can be taken from pcb. One guarantee: that's interesting and takes a lot of time. :laughing:

[danbeaver]

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=690

$32 USD ~ so why not a right-angled adapter?