Greg2600 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Are these a big improvement from the old days? I had Yurkie install mine in 2013, and I don't think he used a separate boards, it's just wires and resistors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 16 hours ago, Greg2600 said: Are these a big improvement from the old days? I had Yurkie install mine in 2013, and I don't think he used a separate boards, it's just wires and resistors. Circa 2013, your Yurkie A/V mod would have used this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 6 hours ago, NIAD said: Circa 2013, your Yurkie A/V mod would have used this.... Afraid not, this was done in March 2013. Should I replace it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChildOfCv Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Greg2600 said: Afraid not, this was done in March 2013. Should I replace it? That looks like the Ben Heck hack with a couple of components to attempt to compensate for the additional power draw. Its biggest issue was that the transistor works too hard. The new board looks like an op-amp, which the original circuit should hardly even notice, and it handles the power better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 6 hours ago, ChildOfCv said: That looks like the Ben Heck hack with a couple of components to attempt to compensate for the additional power draw. Its biggest issue was that the transistor works too hard. The new board looks like an op-amp, which the original circuit should hardly even notice, and it handles the power better. Yeap that is the Ben Heck mod on the CV there. I had that same one and the transistor got crazy hot on it. It eventually would start to fail. I then was able to get one of Yurkie's boards but removed the TRRS jack off the board and just wired from the jack connections straight to the RCA jacks I already had installed. I then just had the separate board velcro attached to the side of the case shell just outside the RF shielding and mainboard. I now currently have one of the retrofixes CV kits installed as I think they are just a tiny bit better in overall quality. I know that Mobiustech now sells their own very tiny CV composite board that you can nearly install under the RF shield itself it is so small and thin. I actually have two of those but haven't installed one of them to see if they provide any difference. I wouldn't think it would that much as most of these kits are all based on the same circuit I believe just using smaller or larger components and naturally how they have them laid out on the PCB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruggers Customs Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 8/2/2020 at 10:43 PM, Greg2600 said: Afraid not, this was done in March 2013. Should I replace it? I would replace it. The LM318 board is a much better circuit than the Ben Heck mod. The AV boards on Console5 are around 15 bucks or so. If he's out then let me know and I can make a board up for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Okay, I'll consider it. I haven't had any problems with it as yet, seems to look okay. If I were to have it replaced, do I need anything more than the Mobius PCB? Console5 offers add-ons like 10 uF 25V capacitor that seems to be for audio? Edited August 5, 2020 by Greg2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruggers Customs Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 No just the board. The 10uf cap is just a filter for the audio line. I always use a 10uf 16volt cap for the audio line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Ruggers Customs said: No just the board. The 10uf cap is just a filter for the audio line. I always use a 10uf 16volt cap for the audio line. I concur, the audio sounds nice and clean with that filter cap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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