Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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Bharath Pola wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I'm kinda new on this list and pretty new to messing with hardware
> as well. I've read the instructions about how to accelerate the TI-85 but
> decided to first try it on my TI-81. I pulled out the C9 and decided not
> to replace it with a lower rating cap until I started getting errors on my
> calc. Well, it didn't seem to have any effect. It seems to run about the
> same speed and when I compared it to my 85, it was able to run just a
> little bit faster...I'm assuming this is always the case since the 81 has
> fewer pixels to deal with and probably less OS overhead. I was still
> kinda optimistic and decided to try to pull out the C9 on my 85, assuming
> maybe I just had an old 81 which the technique wouldn't work on or
> something. I noticed the C9 was right below the display board, out of
> reach for my soldering iron, so I pulled out the display board and then
> started to desolder the cap out. Well, guess what...I must of got
> impatient or less cautious or something and I burned a hole right through
> the ribbon wire connecting the main board with the display board.
> Needless to say, the calc doesn't work anymore. But despite this, I'd
> like to try it again. Can someone tell me if there's an easier way to
> remove the cap? Also, my roommate was telling that from his experiences
> of TI-85s, whenever he removed the display board and put it back in, he
> lost a line or two of the display. Can anyone confirm this?
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Bart
> pola@cns.uni.edu
Well, if you aren't careful with the sides of the display board, you
will tear the ribbons, and thats a bitch to fix. Do you want to sell
that ruined 85?
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