{"id":8155,"date":"2006-04-03T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-04T02:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/03\/x0x-231-complete\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:34:21","slug":"x0x-231-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/03\/x0x-231-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"x0x 231 — Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This is cross-posted from here<\/a> because I am too tired \/ whatever to write a new post for here right now.]<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

x0x 231, my x0xb0x, is complete. After a fair bit of work and a lot of waiting (mostly for the new artwork to be printed) it’s done.<\/p>\n

If you would like to see photos of various phases of my x0xb0x building — including stuff relating to the new artwork — please head on over to my x0xb0x photo gallery (photo gallery retired)<\/em> and have a look around.<\/p>\n

As you can see, I made some new artwork for my x0xb0x. I ordered a few extra pieces, and most of them have been reserved by others, but if you’d like one, email or private message me. I have three pieces left, and as I am making no profit on them, I will not be placing a second order.<\/p>\n

The cost for one of the panel overlays is US$41 and includes US Postal Service Priority Mail within the US, and one of the red keycaps you see above.<\/p>\n

As far as the rest of my x0xb0x goes, if you’d like to make your x0xb0x like mine, you also need to do the following things:<\/p>\n

– Add a power switch<\/a>.
\n– Replace R1 with a 200 ohm resistor to make the PS a bit more noisy.
\n– Replace all LEDs with red diffuse ones<\/a>. (Digi-Key Part 67-1105-ND)
\n– Replace all the resistors tied to the LEDs with 820 ohm ones (Mouser Part 291-820-RC)
\n– Paint the rear panel black<\/a>.
\n– Design a new overlay for the front panel and use a red keycap for the RUN key. (As if this one wasn’t obvious…)
\n– Replace all ‘important’ transistors with ones with ‘high beta’ ones as follows: Q10: 338, Q9: 338, Q8: 349, Q36 & Q38: 335, Q27: 337, Q33: 331, Q1 & Q2 & Q31: 327
\n– Replace the rotary switch knobs with knurled matte black aluminum ones. (Digi-Key Part 226-4090-ND)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And… That’s all I can remember for now.<\/p>\n

I must say, though, I’m glad it’s done.<\/p>\n

-Steve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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