maple "mavica" syrup [6502] @mavica_again@computerfairi.es

HA it works! in colour and rock solid image!

it's a little bit dim which makes me think i'm attenuating the video too much but i'm so tired of working on this i'll just close it all up

i _think_ everything's wired right... i should've used shorter wires but i didn't want to risk it

i haven't tested any of this yet

so far i've replaced the colour subcarrier crystal and lifted the PAL-M circuitry off. i've also traced where i can tap for power, audio and video signals. now i built a simple 2N3904 composite amp to plug in

this is the neatest perfboard work i've ever done. i hate perfboard

im learning a lot today

thanks to http://datassette.org i found a schematic that might not be the exact Dactar model i have but close enough to follow where the PAL-M-responsible components are that need to be bypassed

and it's just neat to look at vintage electronics schematics

rather fittingly at age not-a-lot i already patched the end of this RF cable with a yellow RCA cable to fix it, since an RCA plug fits in the switchbox that came with it. since i doubt i'll ever use RF again, i might as well honour my past self reusing this cable for composite

as per usual, it's our old cheeky little friends at UMC https://mobile.twitter.com/maplesbian/status/1384933252826292225

Milmar Dactar Brazilian 2600 clone circa 1983

goal: transcode from PAL-M to NTSC (crystal swap) and add simple composite out amp

watching baseball

lol. lmao