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by ken
Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:23 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: 5 pin S-video cable for vic20 for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 1195

5 pin S-video cable for vic20 for sale

I have built a few cables and have some for sale vic-20 s-video cable for modifyed vic-20`s if you have modifyed your vic-20 with C/L on 4-5 of the 5 pin din , this 5 pin video/audio cable will plug in and work great it has a molded s-video connector and has C on the Yellow plug and L on the White p...
by ken
Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:56 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: s-video mod need help
Replies: 12
Views: 1399

Re: s-video mod need help

ahhhh ok I get it now
you were just upset I had a way to do it for 1 cent and that hurts your sales .....
now I am starting to understand
by ken
Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:38 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: s-video mod need help
Replies: 12
Views: 1399

Re: s-video mod need help

see how easy that was.... you could have just said that the first time and not say I didnt give any info and the thread was pointless.......
this is why I do not share my projects......
by ken
Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:03 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: s-video mod need help
Replies: 12
Views: 1399

Re: s-video mod need help

mrr open your eyes and read it again I say EXACTLY what I did ! if you are to stupid to look at a board and see with your eyes the location I say I used...it is you that has the problem and I would like to know a BETTER way to do this SO YES I AM ASKING! I give exact board I am using and exact parts...
by ken
Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:00 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: s-video mod need help
Replies: 12
Views: 1399

Re: s-video mod need help

it cant be Just that easy
id expect that we needed a special adapter kit with all sorts of components and parts and jumpers and wires and 15 pages of instructions
just a 1 penny resistor for s-video?
by ken
Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:11 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: s-video mod need help
Replies: 12
Views: 1399

s-video mod need help

I am working on a MDK 2 IHB board fab#324002-01 rev.F I did something wrong and need to fix it I lifted FB9 side closest to pin2 and lifted the FB? the one closest to E2 and above Q7 , I lifted the side of the FB closest to the pot I then took a 2k resistor and soldered it into the 2 empty holes fro...
by ken
Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIC-20 Cartridge Kracker for C64
Replies: 5
Views: 1872

Re: VIC-20 Cartridge Kracker for C64

it is cute and may be nice in a collection
but today what cartridge isnt already been dumped and ready to download from the interent?
by ken
Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:26 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Video Diagnostic needed
Replies: 19
Views: 2672

Re: Video Diagnostic needed

eslapion wrote:@Jeff-20
I don't know if there is anything wrong with your 25' cable but I know I would never use anything longer than 6'.

I have built and sold about 100 25 foot cables and even use 1 myself with no issues
and no that one jeff got was not from me
by ken
Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:31 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: slow booting vic20
Replies: 4
Views: 1136

Re: slow booting vic20

its the cap that is part of the reset , when it fails the vic20 will not boot or be hard to boot
on the flat power plug vic20 its c13
on the newer round power plug vic20 its C42
by ken
Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:06 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: slow booting vic20
Replies: 4
Views: 1136

slow booting vic20

working on a vic20 that takes close to 30 seconds to turn on when you turn it on
luckily it was just C13 that needed to be replaced
now it boots like it should
by ken
Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC-20 JiffyDOS installation (DC area)
Replies: 3
Views: 878

Re: VIC-20 JiffyDOS installation (DC area)

I am not in the DC area
but I do sell Jiffydos and do system repairs
and I offer a free Jiffydos intall to people that purchase Jiffydos from me
you just pay the shipping costs

but hopefully someone close to you will offer to install a socket, it is a very easy thing to do
by ken
Sun Jul 24, 2016 1:03 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: 1540/1541 switch
Replies: 3
Views: 1093

Re: 1540/1541 switch

yes you can get red/green/blue 4 lead led`s that fit
along with a lot of other variants
I have fast flash and slow flash leds and even ones that dont care about polarity or if its AC/DC
by ken
Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: 1540/1541 switch
Replies: 3
Views: 1093

1540/1541 switch

today i dug out my 1540 and decided to do a little work to it I have added a 1540/1541 adapter board to the drive and I can select what mode to boot from when turning the drive on I use the the write protect sensor to detect and do the switching, I know its nothing new and has been done before that ...
by ken
Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:41 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: D-yellowing keys
Replies: 2
Views: 883

Re: D-yellowing keys

I have used 3% for YEARS along with a fishtank
100% no need to make it complicated
only reason I use 3% is because I was told I could not do it