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SiriusHardware · 19th Mar 2020, 10:48 pm

The long, narrow shape of the MK14 main PCB was a quirky choice, one for fans of perspective, posssibly. If you lay it out so the extra memory PCB and VDU extend horizontally away from the rear connector the modulator will almost be at vanishing point. I just think doing it any other way will leave the extra PCBs poorly supported.

It always made it very awkward to put into any sort of enclosure, especially if you wanted to connect at least one additional PCB to the rear connector, as in the case we are considering here.

To be fair, with its PCB-mounted display and keypad, putting in a box was the last thing the design catered for. It was really only meant to be used as it came, on your tabletop.

19th Mar 2020, 10:48 pm	#8
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,560	Re: MK14 memory upgrade The long, narrow shape of the MK14 main PCB was a quirky choice, one for fans of perspective, posssibly. If you lay it out so the extra memory PCB and VDU extend horizontally away from the rear connector the modulator will almost be at vanishing point. I just think doing it any other way will leave the extra PCBs poorly supported. It always made it very awkward to put into any sort of enclosure, especially if you wanted to connect at least one additional PCB to the rear connector, as in the case we are considering here. To be fair, with its PCB-mounted display and keypad, putting in a box was the last thing the design catered for. It was really only meant to be used as it came, on your tabletop.