Updated: 18 September 2024
Wassup?
Well, I’ve been dealing with some distractions throughout the last 2 weeks.
The worst part was that my car was totalled just over a week ago – a fatbike hit it from the left.
I’m still working out stuff with insurance, and it’s not yet clear if my car will be repaired, or that I need to look out for another one.
In the meantime I’m using MyWheels to transport.
There are a handful of cars around that I can ‘borrow’ – you rent these by the hour, which is relatively convenient: cheaper than rental, but I need to walk half a mile to retreive it (6 minutes or so, so no big deal).
I’ve used a Renault ZOË, which has been fun! My first week in an electric.
I am planning on doing some YouTube videos about sourcing a dashcam, showing my experiences with the ZOË, and maybe even fixing my own car, as many have suggested.
That last piece is really uncertain though: the damage repair company may conclude the car will not be allowed back on the road.
And last week I was preparing for a party where I played music, which took a couple of days to prepare.
So the backlog has grown a bit also because of that.
Production work
Updated: 18 September
Planned for the next days (mainly for open orders):
- Refurbishment of several ZX Spectrum mainboards
- DivMMC EnJOY! PRO ONE interfaces
- ZX-HD’s
- Stereo kits
- Assembled ZX Diag Carts
Some snapshots of the ongoing work..
Repairs planning
Pending
Updated: 18 September
- Marcus E: Interface 1 and Microdrive refurb
- Marc K: Timex repair
- Ian Shaw
Repairs done
Mon 22 July
Lee A: DivMMC repair – 0.5h
Bogdan N: Complete 48K Plus refurb – 1.5h
Tue 23 July
Federica C: ZX-HD, no toastrack refurb, check mail, 0.5h
Nick P: 2x ZX-HD repair – 1h
Wed 24 July
Jeroen N: swap PSU – 0.5h
Xavier P: 48K board repair, partially fixed, refurb remains – 1h
Thu 25 July
Simon P: ZX-AY repair – 0.5h
Roberto R: 2x 48K board repair / refurb – 2h
Didn’t make these 2 today, will do tomorrow.
Fri 26 Jul
Simon P: ZX-AY repair – 0.5h
Roberto R: 2x 48K board repair / refurb – 2h
James S: DivMMC repair – new edge conn. remaining – 0.5h
Gerardo G: Harlequin 128 board fix – 1.5h
Mon 29 July
Genadij T: toastrack repair, partially done – 1h
Tue 30 July
Nuno C: +2 repair – 1h
Joachim G: +3 board repair, replace Gate Array – 2h
Didn’t make it today, so will do tomorrow
Wed 31 July
Nuno C: +2 repair – 1h
Joachim G: +3 board repair, replace Gate Array – 2h
Juan N: 3x 48K board repair – 3h
Aaarrrghhhh, didn’t make it! Had to do some production work for orders..
Moving it to tomorrow.
Thu 1 Aug
Joachim G: +3 board repair, replace Gate Array – 2h
Fri 2 Aug
Juan N: 3x 48K board repair – 3h
Mon 5 aug
Johan H: toastrack refurb + DivMMC repair – 2h
Thu 8 aug
Nuno C: +2 repair – 1h
About ByteDelight
ByteDelight is run by me, Ben Versteeg, with the occasional help of some family members, in their spare time.
I started ByteDelight in 2014 and been doing that fulltime since 2018.
We use a semi-automated production line with pick-and-place machine and reflow oven, but still do a lot of manufacturing by hand, which we love.
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