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SiriusHardware · 26th Mar 2021, 7:43 pm

I did actually buy a 4.43MHz crystal to put in my issue VI as well because some of the old manual software such as 'Music Box' and 'Digital Clock' depends on the crystal being that frequency, but then the prospect of reconnecting my VDU (and Karen's 'Ortonview' alternative), both of which prefer 4.00MHz, was just too good to resist so I never have changed it.

Did you see that original MK14 in another thread which had the keypad restored by soldering ultra low profile SMD switches (we thought they were domes at first) to the keypad fingers and then placing an authentic looking keypad overlay over the top? It was so nicely done I would consider doing that to mine if it did not already have a reasonable substitute keypad fitted in place of the original one.

26th Mar 2021, 7:43 pm	#247
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,556	Re: I found it! A very sorry looking MK14. I did actually buy a 4.43MHz crystal to put in my issue VI as well because some of the old manual software such as 'Music Box' and 'Digital Clock' depends on the crystal being that frequency, but then the prospect of reconnecting my VDU (and Karen's 'Ortonview' alternative), both of which prefer 4.00MHz, was just too good to resist so I never have changed it. Did you see that original MK14 in another thread which had the keypad restored by soldering ultra low profile SMD switches (we thought they were domes at first) to the keypad fingers and then placing an authentic looking keypad overlay over the top? It was so nicely done I would consider doing that to mine if it did not already have a reasonable substitute keypad fitted in place of the original one.