Re: I X-Rayed my Apple IIe

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"Grant Stockly" <grant@stockly.com> wrote in message 1167350220.391120.60190@n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com">news:1167350220.391120.60190@n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
: > This is cool. Too bad they weren't bare boards
: > when they were run through.
: >
: > As far as cutting the board straight through,
: > I don't see it happening. You'll need to route
: > it back and forth a couple places, but, there
: > is one area that you could get away with it.
: > Either just in front of the slot row, or just
: > behind the Chargen/Ram row.
:
: The only place I can get enough room is right
: behind the slots.

If that makes the board short enough, go for it.

: This board, worst case, only got 500-600 rad.
:
: Rule of thumb is electronics can get about 2,000
: rad and not be hurt. 6kRad and Flash/Eeprom is
: damaged.  Parts get very hot and can cook themselves
: (in operation, not from X-rays).
:
: With a current limiting power supply we were able
: to get a microcontroller to last 13kRad.  Without
: a CC power supply it would have blown almost instantly.
:
: So the Apple IIe should still be good.  ; )


You've probably misread my implication. What I meant
was, so you can see ALL of the traces on both sides
of the board.  :o)))

William Garber
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