StephenJ Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Hello, I just installed an S-Video/Composite Stereo AV kit on one of my Vader 2600s. I got the kit from a seller on eBay....since I wasn't able to get one from my usual source (Electronic Sentimentalities). So far so good. The video and sound is excellent. However, I did notice that one of the chips (see below) would get hot to-the-touch fairly quickly. I installed an oversized heatsink (see below) and ran it for about 30 minutes...so I think it's OK. Just being curious...would someone here please identify this component, and tell me why it would generate heat? Note: There were no markings on the chip. Thanks! StephenJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) The markings may well be under the chip. However there are numerous anonymous Chinese 8 pin chips. Some are microcontrollers, but since it gets hot it might as well be a voltage regulator. edit: your supplier's website tells it all. It's a video driver chip: https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Fairchild%20PDFs/FMS6400.pdf Source: http://electronicsentimentalities.com/BA2600Assembly.html Edited December 7, 2019 by root42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thanks root42! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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