{"id":133,"date":"2023-11-23T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/?p=133"},"modified":"2023-11-23T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:20:28","slug":"another-working-display-bbc-micro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/2023\/11\/23\/another-working-display-bbc-micro\/","title":{"rendered":"Another working display - BBC Micro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the machines on the workbench this month has been a BBC Model B (32k) - which actually looks quite tidy inside.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_131517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_131517.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_131517-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_131517-97x215.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, like all BBCs, we can't put it into use before checking the power supply (and particularly mains capacitors).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-135\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516-97x215.jpg 97w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_133516.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And sure enough.... they needed to be changed, as they were cracked and dangerous.<br \/>\nThey've now been repaired, and one of our visitors has been making use of the refurbished machine:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706-478x215.jpg 478w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2023\/11\/20231101_114706.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have some Opus drives now serviced, and a tape recorder, so it looks like this BBC is all set to go again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the machines on the workbench this month has been a BBC Model B (32k) - which actually looks quite tidy inside. 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