Herbarius Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 This propably has nothing to do with my CIA problem, so it gets its seperate topic. However, if anyone thinks there might be a relation feel free to point it out. As I now own an S-Video cable for the C64 which gives a much better picture on the TV than what RF does ("much" doesn't even begin to describe it...), I won't need the RF modulator inside the C64 anymore. I also observed that when the machine is powered on for a longer time, it gets quite warm just where the RF modulator is when I feel it on top of the case where the vents are (it's a "C64-II" or "C64C" style case). So I figured, having a component like that, giving up interference into the air, producing heat like that, and on top of that being 25 years old, might not be the brightest thing you could do, when it's absolutely not needed anymore. So my question is: Is there an easy way to remove or disable the RF modulator in the C64 while leaving the machine operational? Or is it a bad idea overall? I'm not sure if it's supposed to produce that heat. While it's the warmest area on the case after some time of use, it is far from like "don't want to touch it"-hot - after all those vents must be there for something, and the rest of it doesn't get really warm at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 There shouldn't be hardly any heat from the RF box. It's probably the chips near it. The heat/RF shielding over the board just transfers the heat to the vents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbarius Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 There shouldn't be hardly any heat from the RF box. It's probably the chips near it. The heat/RF shielding over the board just transfers the heat to the vents. Okay, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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