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User-port voltage check before connecting anything

2 replies · opened JUL 20 ago

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION
Building a tiny relay interface from an old magazine. Before it goes near the C64, I am checking the board on a bench supply and verifying every user-port pin against the schematic.

Posting this because “the connector fits” is not an electrical test.
REPLY #1
And check orientation twice. Edge connectors are extremely confident even when upside down.
REPLY #2
Add current limiting for first power-up. A cheap mistake stays cheap that way.

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