[TenTec] Dragonball CPU for Ten-Tec Orion

[Barry N1EU]

I found it, thanks to the Wiki's battery replacement instructional image!

The Orion uses a *MC68EZ328PU16V*, so that's specifically what I'd look for
on eBay

73, Barry N1EU

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 9:17 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:

> If somebody has an Orion or Orion II cracked open in the near future,
> please inspect and report the EXACT part number stenciled on the CPU chip.
> Personally, I'd look for an exact match for a spare chip purchase.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  Well, the discussion got me curious, even though I don't currently own
>> an Orion and doubt I'll be able to get one in the near future (unless some
>> rich relative I don't know of suddenly leaves me a lot of money in his
>> will, and I don't think the odds of that happening are exactly high)...
>>
>>
>> Looking over on everyone's favorite auction site for the Orion's
>> MC68EZ328 Dragonball processor, the guy in Brooklyn who allegedly had 90
>> individual CPU's is selling them at $10 a pop.  No idea if he offers
>> quantity discounts.
>>
>>
>> There's another one in Albuquerque who has a lot of 160 for sale as a
>> group.  Starting bid $125 or buy them all right now for $250
>>
>>
>> And then there's a guy in MA who is selling a lot of 20 for a flat $200.
>>
>>
>> So it looks like processors ARE available in "small" lots (small for a
>> manufacturer, that is)
>>
>>
>> Looking for the O2's Dragonball, the MC68SZ328, right now there's only
>> five available from one source in Germany, for $3.25.
>>
>>
>> (Plus shipping etc on all of these, I'm sure)
>>
>>
>> Frankly, all things considered (hi Frank!), if I owned an O or O2, I'd
>> pick up a spare processor or two just to keep on the shelf.  Just in case.
>> At these prices, it seems like a fairly safe bit of insurance.
>>
>> 73, ron w3wn
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