converting pal a600 to NTSC A600

kipper2k · 17 October 2006, 15:23

Hi All,

Can the A600 be converted from PAL to NTSC via hardware. and if so what would need to be swapped out to make it work. I want to buy a A600 and an NTSC model is almost impossible to find

thanks.

Kipper

adolescent · 17 October 2006, 15:54

You'd need to swap out the surface mounted Agnus with a NTSC model. Not an easy or cheap job. (And, even the Agnus is hard to find...)

alexh · 17 October 2006, 18:09

If you can remove the suface mount Agnus and it still works I will swap it for an NTSC one.

Replacing the Agnus is AFAIK only one step in making it REALLY NTSC.

I have an NTSC Agnus (8375 318069-11) and you should have a PAL Agnus (8375 318069-10)

demoniac · 17 October 2006, 22:30

Doesn't the A600 come with the ECS Angus? If so, he should be able to either pull up or ground Pin 41 to toggle the video mode.

heroicnonsense · 17 October 2006, 23:08

How about using the NTSC-version of the A520 modulator? Would that work?

Zetr0 · 18 October 2006, 01:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by heroicnonsense

How about using the NTSC-version of the A520 modulator? Would that work?

the reason that wont work is because its TOO simple a solution...

you watch.... it WILL work...

strange though i thought the software specified a video mode (i remember a few games i got from the US that did was-it laborguini thingie... hmm cant remember) the PAL version you could select with the space bar on startup... or am i (as per usual) missing the point....

adolescent · 18 October 2006, 02:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Replacing the Agnus is AFAIK only one step in making it REALLY NTSC.

Quite right. You'll also have to swap some resistors and a oscillator. (thinking A1200 here, but probably the same for an A600)

But, I hadn't thought about the A520. It'd be worth a try...

alexh · 18 October 2006, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by demoniac

Doesn't the A600 come with the ECS Angus? If so, he should be able to either pull up or ground Pin 41 to toggle the video mode.

Only the first ECS Agnus (1MByte) was a dual (PAL and NTSC) type. Most (all?) 8375 ones (2Mbyte) are two different chips.

17 October 2006, 15:23	#1
kipper2k Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, Canada Posts: 4,323	converting pal a600 to NTSC A600 Hi All, Can the A600 be converted from PAL to NTSC via hardware. and if so what would need to be swapped out to make it work. I want to buy a A600 and an NTSC model is almost impossible to find thanks. Kipper

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Converting Minimegi NTSC chip to PAL	paulo_becas	support.Hardware	28	04 October 2012 23:39
Wtb: Ntsc A600	acadiel	MarketPlace	0	26 March 2012 21:41
Wtb: Ntsc A600	XDelusion	MarketPlace	0	09 August 2011 00:35
A600 NTSC v. PAL	JDunlap	support.Hardware	27	23 January 2008 10:54
Wtb: Pal A600	Jope	MarketPlace	0	06 July 2006 12:23

17 October 2006, 15:54	#2
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	You'd need to swap out the surface mounted Agnus with a NTSC model. Not an easy or cheap job. (And, even the Agnus is hard to find...)

17 October 2006, 18:09	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,465	If you can remove the suface mount Agnus and it still works I will swap it for an NTSC one. Replacing the Agnus is AFAIK only one step in making it REALLY NTSC. I have an NTSC Agnus (8375 318069-11) and you should have a PAL Agnus (8375 318069-10)

17 October 2006, 22:30	#4
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,698	Doesn't the A600 come with the ECS Angus? If so, he should be able to either pull up or ground Pin 41 to toggle the video mode.

17 October 2006, 23:08	#5
heroicnonsense Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Doorwerth, Netherlands Posts: 21	How about using the NTSC-version of the A520 modulator? Would that work?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)