Finally got around to installing new nubs on my day 1 Pandora console.

[mvickers03]

I was lucky enough to meet the team at Craigix's place. Meeting them I have to say I was absolutely star struck. I don't think I've ever been more nervous. I have my day 1 unit to show for it however. Number 74.

They have had faulty nubs since I got it. Evil Dragon very kindly sent me some in the post for free. 6 years later I am getting around to installing them.

It was a little tricky but going very slowly is the key.

They work lovely now with rev 2.0 nubs

Today is a good day for my Pandora console.

Please feel free to say hi, especially if you remember the hype train of 2 months TM.
I've been quietly enjoying my Pandora ever since. I still love to watch Evil Dragons Pyra videos on YouTube. I think I would really enjoy a Pyra but for now my Pandora does everything I need it for.

 

[PowerGod]

 

[mvickers03]

LMAO
This is the perfect amount of creepy and awesome.

 

[levi]

I don't think I've ever seen under a nub before. Are those four silver surfaces contacts (although I can't detect any lines going from them, which is odd) or stickers protecting the surface or something else? I always assumed the six solder points were the interface between the nub and the CPU but maybe they're just there for mechanical grip.

Edit: They're versus There versus Their screw-up. Again, damnit.

 

[rSl]

hi,
splendid work!
2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month!

 

[mvickers03]

I don't think I've ever seen under a nub before. Are those four silver surfaces contacts

The red circles line up with dimples on the nub for orientation. Then the 6 black circled pads surrounding the edge of the nub are the solder points. The nub is held into position by these 6 solder points and is also reinforced with the case as is quite a snug fit, not sure if conducts via the solder points or the 4 points underneath.

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Edit: underneath the old nub is 4 screws that roughly line up with the 4 pads underneath, but contact would be poor at best so I am going to guess they all ground and the solder points are the data lines plus extra to make sturdy.

 

[levi]

Ah, they're probably stickers added to the surface in case the nub works loose ever and the screws start to scratch the surface.

 

[mvickers03]

hi,
splendid work!
2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month, 2 month!

Thank you

 

[Nintendo]

Craigix's place?

 

[mvickers03]

Craigix's place?

Yepp. The production line was in the village hall where craigix lives. He picked me up from the station. Very surreal day.

 

[Nintendo]

Isn't Craig a scammer?

 

[levi]

Not as such. He started out as a reseller of the gp2x as I recall, and after that peaked he decided to invent (with heavy input from the gp32x boards) the Pandora. He, with lots of help from mweston and davec and fatih and a little help from ED came up with it, then after making a few hundred probably he had some kind of nervous breakdown and turned into a nasty piece of work on these boards. He fell out with almost everyone here and production stalled, then he did some things which might be a little bit scammish, and then ED had to dive in and rescue us all from the mess.

 

[EvilDragon]

Craig started way earlier, selling GBA flashcarts (and even earlier with porn warez cds )

But he was the main distributor of the GP32 in Europe, which is how he came into the whole scene.

 

[mvickers03]

Craig started way earlier, selling GBA flashcarts (and even earlier with porn warez cds )

But he was the main distributor of the GP32 in Europe, which is how he came into the whole scene.

Thanks again so much for the nubs.

They work perfect.

I have been looking for a new display cable for my Pandora. Is there anyway you can help please?

 

[Linux-SWAT]

LCD cable or video cable ?

OpenPandora Pandora TV Out Cable

Pandora TV Out Cable - The official Pandora TV Out Cable

www.dragonbox.de

 

[mvickers03]

LCD cable or video cable ?

OpenPandora Pandora TV Out Cable

Pandora TV Out Cable - The official Pandora TV Out Cable

www.dragonbox.de

Internal LCD cable

 

[asimov-solensan]

They are unicorns right now. A lot of us are looking for them.

 

[Xcl4m4t10n]

Mas vale tarde que nunca.

 

[mvickers03]

Mas vale tarde que nunca.

si mi amigo