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Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 21 May 2021 15:55
by PhilC
@DoG you beat me to it, I've done the same to make db23 plugs for use on an Amiga.
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 21 May 2021 16:07
by Steve
@DoG yeah I did worry about the diameter of these pins too. I'll test their continuity later.
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 21 May 2021 21:21
by Steve
Yeah turns out those pins weren't thick enough. Used different types now, soldered with solder paste and heat gun again. Then sealed with araldite crystal clear epoxy.
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Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 06:40
by derkom
Nice work there, very tidy! This will extend further out the back of the Falcon than the other ports, though, right? Do you think that looks better than the cut down DB25 solution?
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 09:29
by Steve
I'll find out once it's on. To be honest it's going to be a large improvement over the gaping hole it had before :D
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 18:20
by Rustynutt
Guess those are a bit of time to find, remember Willy asking over a year ago for some AIRC.
Love innovation :)
Will follow the instability of the CT60.
A user (member?) about 3 hours from me and I have been messaging near real time troubleshooting his setup.
Have a buffer board now verified installed properly, and he learned the "don't forget the expansion jumper" rule :lol:
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 19:01
by alienkidmj12
wow, thats quite amazing, so im guessing the video port connectors are hard to come by ?
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 21:28
by Steve
alienkidmj12 wrote: 22 May 2021 19:01
wow, thats quite amazing, so im guessing the video port connectors are hard to come by ?
Apparently they are not produced at all and the only types you can find online are female versions.
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 22 May 2021 21:42
by DoG
There are male version out there but that is for soldering wires to.
Someone did a rerun of them a couple of years ago. But right angle ones for PCB seems impossible to find.
Re: Falcon CA401332-003 Rev D/C Service blog
Posted: 23 May 2021 20:34
by Steve
I might need some help from another pair of eyes :) My first attempt at the db19 didn't work. So I've tried directly wiring a VGA connector. This also doesn't work. I'll post a photo of my wiring above and below, could someone check it out for me? Thanks
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Falcon 030 pin (DB19)|VGA pin (HD15)
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Red 1 | 1 big red
Green 2 | 2 big green
Blue 3 | 3 big blue
Ground 5 | 5 * small brown
Red Ground 6 | 6 big red gnd
Green Ground 7 | 7 big green gnd
Blue Ground 8 | 8 big blue gnd
Ground 10 |10 small brown
Ground 11 | 5 * small brown
Hsync 13 |13 small black
Vsync 14 |14 small red
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The above patch wires are:
- Pin 14 (Vsync) to L31 positive, as the top trace was broken.
- Pin 11 to 5 (gnd to gnd)