10 November 2012, 15:08 | #1 |
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Bastard Fault A600 Composite Video
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A600 rev 2D, perfect picture through scandoubler on VGA monitor. Over coloured picture on composite with picture shifted up and left on screen. No other faults. Crystal checked and definitely PAL CXA1145 replaced, all caps replaced, resistor networks on RGB in to CXA1145 measured out ok from Q211, Q212, Q213. All voltages the same between a working rev 1.5 on CXA1145. HCT244 both working, Denise resoldered. All circuitry leading to composite connector ok, cannot test for RF out, no TV and video remote with my folks. VVRef ok, VIO / VID ok. Cheers. |
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It's being fed into a DVT-1000 video acquisition card running on a PC and the exact same input is being used for the rev 1.5, which is using the exact same cable.
I don't actually own a television, haven't had one for the last 10 years or so, odd I know for an electronics tech. |
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Since you can't test RF, have you tried removing C236. This should disconnect it, in case an RF fault is messing up composite somehow.
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A few more clues perhaps, it initially had a rolling and tearing screen on my test 1084 which I put down to the 1084 having finally died, I only use it to test Amiga units for composite. |
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What kind of scan doubler are you using? An IndiECS will work even if the RGB output is faulty. What I mean to ask is, can you test the actual RGB port?
If it is OK but but the composite output has disturbed colour and position, maybe there is a fault in the delay line/BPF, external to the CXA chip. I don't really understand this part of the circuit but I think it is important for merging the colour and sync signals into one. |
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From my dark days in dealing with video signals, I know it's 64uS per frame which includes colour burst, video signals ( RGB ) sync and back porch. All the analog RGB goes to the video port on the Amiga and I probably concur with the delay line / BPF stage but like you my understanding is VERY limited. I did change the BPF CAN with no difference. One other issue is that the 2D has differences from the rev 1.5 and I only have the circuit for the 1.5. If anyone does have a 2D circuit, no matter how cruddy the quality, could they email it to me please? zero242@internode.on.net Cheers. |
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You can find it here in very good quality:
http://www.amigawiki.org/doku.php?id...ice:schematics |
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Got any pictures of the distorted video output? Is the colour information correct? Ian |
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@Demolition
Those schematics are awesome, don't know who did the redraw for those but they should have gotten a medal. @Ian Pictures included of both Composite and VGA via MV1200 @FOL Pictures of the video sections before I repaired them |
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Nice leakage, .
Did'nt know I replied in the thread, lol. You checked the through holes? also the resistors 2x 75ohm and ferrite bead. Last edited by FOL; 13 November 2012 at 01:13. |
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I am very thorough in checking for problems in boards, the logical place for a fault would be between the CXA1145 and the Composite Out port. I think Ian will have an answer as his knowledge of video is far superior to mine. |
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In my absence I have designed and built a custom reflow oven from a toaster oven and designed a very extensive cable tester, the boards should be here this week for the prototype and then the cases need to be manufactured, I already have the basic fascia. First two pics are the oven and related, the latter the cable tester fascia. |
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Hi,
Looking at the pictures, of both the screen and the motherboard I can see the following: The CXA1145 is working, it provides the RGB outputs for the MVA1200.[/LIST]
Therefore the most likely cause is related to the composite video encoding. The CXA1145 uses an external Bandpass filter (Z221) and delay line (Z222) which have been changed. There are some support components, R221-R225 and C221-C222 that should be checked and if necessary replaced. I suspect the issues are due to the chrominance carrier of the composite video signal being incorrect, possibly with a degraded luminance component. Pins 15-18 of the CXA1145 have LUMA/CHROMA signals there, with the aforementioned components. Do you have an oscilloscope for any measurements? Bye, Ian |
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To everyone that's helped with this repair I am grateful but I am bowing out of it. Checked all the connections between the CXA1145 and it's support circuitry and everything is fine. All the voltages on the CXA1145 of the 2D board were almost identical to the voltages on the R1.5 and there's just nothing I can see beyond what I have done and it's banked up several repairs I need to get done.
I reiterate my warning about A600 boards, don't be complacent, get them recapped and keep an eye on the state of them because the corrosion on these as could be seen was as bad as an A4000 with the original battery. I didn't take any photos of the two caps on the far side of the first board but they were really bad too, 22uF |
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