Were to buy 2114L ram??

[The Soulman]

Soulman,
Did you ever order those chips from E-Bay?

No, seller only accepts paypal that I don't have.

[granzeier]

Ok, well I do have PayPal, and have ordered several of the 2114N chips (mine were in considerably worse than terrible shape - I threw them out.) Expected delivery is between 2 Jun and ~30 Jun. How many do you need?

[Alex Eisenhut]

Well if you have the space you can whack in almost any kind of SRAM chip, just tie the unused pins. ...

Theoretically that would work; the trouble is that it would be wildly impractical. The 2114 is only 4 bits wide, and so you would have to create a daughter board with pins which perfectly line up with both of the 2114 chips, and then run the address, power and control lines to both chips, while running half of the data lines to each chip separately. That also assumes that there is, as you mentioned, enough room inside the meter's case for the additional board, and the new RAM chip.

You mean "perfectly practical", you just described the task, it's hardly nuclear fusion. And given the pricing of PCBs, it would end up cheaper than a NOS 2114.

Yeah, but why design it when you can buy it for 4 dollars on ebay? 

Interesting interpretation of the word "if".  I didn't say "when", you did that. 

If something akin to this existed for your situation, and it was cheap enough

http://www.dasarodesigns.com/product/mps-6550-commodore-pet-2001-ram-adapter/

wouldn't you buy it instead of arguing with defeatists?

In any case, it's far better to wait for replacement ICs if you don't happen to have a SRAM to play with.

[The Soulman]

Ok, well I do have PayPal, and have ordered several of the 2114N chips (mine were in considerably worse than terrible shape - I threw them out.) Expected delivery is between 2 Jun and ~30 Jun. How many do you need?

Just need two,
I've also found a seller on ali express that sells five for just a few euro's including shipping, altough
it will take at least a month before its here I will try that first, as I'm afraid shipping cost from the USA
are prohibitively high.

[The Soulman]

Well if you have the space you can whack in almost any kind of SRAM chip, just tie the unused pins. ...

Theoretically that would work; the trouble is that it would be wildly impractical. The 2114 is only 4 bits wide, and so you would have to create a daughter board with pins which perfectly line up with both of the 2114 chips, and then run the address, power and control lines to both chips, while running half of the data lines to each chip separately. That also assumes that there is, as you mentioned, enough room inside the meter's case for the additional board, and the new RAM chip.

You mean "perfectly practical", you just described the task, it's hardly nuclear fusion. And given the pricing of PCBs, it would end up cheaper than a NOS 2114.

Yeah, but why design it when you can buy it for 4 dollars on ebay? 

Interesting interpretation of the word "if".  I didn't say "when", you did that. 

If something akin to this existed for your situation, and it was cheap enough

http://www.dasarodesigns.com/product/mps-6550-commodore-pet-2001-ram-adapter/

wouldn't you buy it instead of arguing with defeatists?

In any case, it's far better to wait for replacement ICs if you don't happen to have a SRAM to play with.

Didn't want to be rude, yeah a (diy) adapter board is still a option when 2114 supplies dries up but that doesn't seem
to be the case at the moment.

[markce]

@soulman
I still have a few 2114L 's in my parts bin. New, unused.
PM me if you're interested.

[sarahMCML]

Hi,

I've just come across 4 OKI MSM2114LRS which you are more than welcome to have, gratis. Just priv-mail me your address and I'll drop them in the post to you tomorrow.
I don't know their age or status, but they look unused. I was trying to find a tube that I purchased back in the late 1970's/ early 80's, and which I should still have, but I cannot find them after about 5 moves, sadly. Else I would have offered some that I know are unused!
Just let me know if you still want them.

Regards,

Sarah.

[granzeier]

Soulman,

Four chips are on their way.
See PM for US Postal Service tracking number.
They did not give me any estimated time of arrival.