Quick plug first. If the BBC Master's year 2000 problem is still annoying you the only known ROM-based Y2K fix is still available from me: Doomsday costs £10 inclusive of manual, ROM and postage!
In EUG #56, Kevin Etheridge wrote:
> I have a query for the Classifieds. I seek a 6 pin Din/RGB splitter
> for a monitor, i.e. I want to connect the cable from a BBC, and a
> cable from a Master 128 into a splitter box that has a moveable lever
> on it to specify which machine you have chosen to use with the
> monitor. Two leads (the Beeb/M128) go into the splitter and one cable
> comes out to the monitor.
OK, that's not so difficult.
> I am hopeless with electronics, etc, and was quoted fifty pounds
> for someone to build/make one for me - can anyone out there help me
> in EUG land?
Crikey! What were they making it out of? Gold, I hope.
Here's the parts you'll need from Maplin Electronics:
2 x HH36P 6-pin chassis DIN socket @ £0.55 each
1 x HH29G 6-pin plug @ £0.49
2m of XR26D 6 core screened cable @ £0.79 per metre
1 x BZ72P Small black box @ £1.65 each
1 x AR35Q 4 pole changeover switch @ £0.95
By my reckoning, that's less than £6 of parts so I'd imagine a tenner's about the right price for a built one!
1st May 2001
