I recently opened my Heavy Sixer (original Sunnyvale model) and noticed that the motherboard has on it what appears to be a dial or pot.
What is this used for exactly? I checked the board and circuit tracings, but despite that, I couldn't really get a sense for what its purpose is.
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Potentiometer/dial thing on my Heavy Sixer motherboard
Started by Adrian M, Nov 20 2003 1:05 PM
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Posted Thu Nov 20, 2003 1:27 PM
It's a color adjustment. Specifically, it controls the voltage fed to the color delay line in TIA.
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Posted Thu Nov 20, 2003 1:41 PM
bryede said:
It's a color adjustment. Specifically, it controls the voltage fed to the color delay line in TIA.
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Interesting. I suppose the next time I open the system up, I should try a few adjustments. The color output from this system is quite good, especially suprising for such an old console!
Thanks for answering my rather basic question!
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Posted Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:34 PM
If you do, put in a game that uses several different colors and you know exactly what it should look like.
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