Chinese Intellivision Master Component

[mthompson]

Regardless of what's inside, the added venting on the top and bottom seems like a really good idea.

[+fdr4prez]

19 hours ago, intellivotion said:

it looks like they also bothered to add a fuse for safety's sake:

 

 

Safety First

[IMBerzerk]

Take a closer look at the plastic quality. There is no grain to it and what grain it has is definitely dirty from casting sand.  It's choppy and rough cut at spots like the cartridge port.  This has all been recast from a mold and hand-drilled either with a bench, or hand-held.  You can see the tool marks in the plastic from drilling, and the slightly uneven drill patterns in the front and underneath breather holes.  The bottom pan looks a lot deeper as well from what I can see in the side pictures.

 

Maybe this was some kind of research project to maybe reverse engineer the unit?  This is definitely not a store/factory born unit.  It's too rough with all the changes that went into it.

 

Edited September 3, 2021 by IMBerzerk

[IMBerzerk]

On 9/1/2021 at 8:05 PM, mthompson said:

Regardless of what's inside, the added venting on the top and bottom seems like a really good idea.

I agree.  The original 2609 style unit, unlike the Sears style, does not have enough passive cooling to do anything.

[SiLic0ne t0aD]

Wow! So cool. Uber rare, No doubt. First I've ever seen. ? Thanks for sharing!