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==== Table of Contents ====

[[#mf-pic_construction_options|MF-PIC Construction Options]]

[[#battery_supercap_connector_layouts|Battery/SuperCap Connector Layouts]]

[[#max232_max235_layouts|MAX232/MAX235 Layouts]]

[[#as-built_examples|As-Built Examples]]

====== MF-PIC Construction Options ======

===== Battery/SuperCap Connector Layouts =====

Overall Battery/SuperCap Area Layout:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:battery-supercap_backup_layout.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=837d77&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:battery-supercap_backup_layout.png?300}}]]

SuperCap:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:supercap_stuff_option_1.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=361909&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:supercap_stuff_option_1.png?300}}]]

Backplane Battery:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:backplane-battery-connector_option_2.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=38b599&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:backplane-battery-connector_option_2.png?300}}]]

External Battery:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:external-battery-connector_option_3.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=1789c5&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:external-battery-connector_option_3.png?300}}]]

===== MAX232/MAX235 Layouts =====

Overall MAX232/235 Area Layout:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max232-235_stuff_layout.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=16cbad&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max232-235_stuff_layout.png?300}}]]

MAX232:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max232_stuff_option-1.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=a768e0&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max232_stuff_option-1.png?300}}]]

MAX235:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max235_option_2.png|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=9fdea5&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:max235_option_2.png?300}}]]

===== As-Built Examples =====

SuperCap & MAX232:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:supercap_option_and_max232_option_img_1387a.jpg|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=cf883e&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:supercap_option_and_max232_option_img_1387a.jpg?300}}]]

Battery Connectors & MAX235:

[[https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:battery_connector_options_and_max235_option_img_1383a.jpg|{{https://www.retrobrewcomputers.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=5252d0&media=boards:ecb:mf-pic:construction_options:battery_connector_options_and_max235_option_img_1383a.jpg?300}}]]