jltursan Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Along this last summer I've been repairing a friend's colecovision (Hi Armando!) and it turned out to be a nightmare. The Colecovision was really in a bad shape, worse than expected and after more than two months of checking and fixing, here's the result: The Coleco ended up being mostly socketized, the list of damaged and replaced ICs is long: U10-U17 (all 8 VRAMs!), U5 (74LS138), U9 (TMS9928), U21 (LM1889) and U23 (HEF4066). Basically seems that all the video generation system was strike by a lightning! Here's a close-up pic: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Congrats on tracking down all of the issues and for fixing them. I suspect many would have given up. I love seeing old game systems saved from being thrown away. Well Done !!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Just make sure you don't buy a homebrew called Risky Rick now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jltursan Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Congrats on tracking down all of the issues and for fixing them. I suspect many would have given up. I love seeing old game systems saved from being thrown away. It was a "machine vs. man" fight! Just make sure you don't buy a homebrew called Risky Rick now . It's no my Colecovision; but I'm sure that my Adam would be happy with a Risky Rick plugged in! . Since I talked with Richard about it I was hooked by the development, incredible feat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCurlyBard Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Wow, so good to see it repaired, so many faults would have seen it in the landfill for most people. My own power switches turned up tonight, which means I can finally play with a clean picture, and get the thing reassembled! Really looking forward to seeing it all it's Russian suitcase nuke 80s splendour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Many thanks!! It looks beautiful!! ;) BTW @jltursan, let see if the 9928 I have works correctly... we need to meet soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari-dna Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Make sure to install a heat sink on the video processor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jltursan Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Yep, definitely needs its original heatsink, it gets hot very quickly!. I've glued the metal with high quality thermal paste and some thermal adhesive so I suposse that it must work a bit better than before BTW @jltursan, let see if the 9928 I have works correctly... we need to meet soon!! Sure, the Adam is still opened and waiting for a new VDP, thanks! Edited October 25, 2018 by jltursan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 JL, I have a 9928 for you. If you come next Saturday, the 9928 will be there. Btw, do you know where to buy a heatsink of the correct size for those vdp? Need one for one of my HX-10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruggers Customs Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 JL, I have a 9928 for you. If you come next Saturday, the 9928 will be there. Btw, do you know where to buy a heatsink of the correct size for those vdp? Need one for one of my HX-10... Here ya go! https://console5.com/store/dip40-super-heat-sink-glue-on-thermal-epoxy-style-dip-40.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Here ya go! https://console5.com/store/dip40-super-heat-sink-glue-on-thermal-epoxy-style-dip-40.html Thanks!! But shipping cost is 15.95$ to Spain. Will continue looking on local dealers, but is good to know where to find heatsinks, maybe buying a large quantity will make shiping costs more affordable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) Duplicated post... Sorry Edited November 9, 2018 by SapphiRe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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