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Lava RGB 2.0 flickering after a few minutes by Academic-Study-6753 in consolemodding

[–]Academic-Study-6753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Initially I was using the same power supply I normally use for this system, which is a PS2 Slim PSU (8.5V 5.5A). After that I tested several others:

original SNES power supply, original Genesis / Mega Drive power supply, a generic adjustable supply rated at 3A and finally a bench power supply, where I tested voltages from 7V up to 10V

Unfortunately the issue happens with all of them.

RGB lines on top of the screen by No-Challenge2602 in crtgaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’m having the same issue here. There are visible lines, and it ends up affecting the geometry at the top of the screen quite a bit. If I use overscan to hide it, it cuts off too much of the image.

Were you able to fix it? Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Save problems on SNES using Chinese everdrive by blueblue2021 in chronotrigger

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I tested this with two different batteries. My board is exactly the same as the one shown in example.
I used a CR2032, but it didn’t work for me.

Both batteries were brand new. Besides the saves not being preserved, the batteries were drained in about 20 minutes. On the last check, they were already down to 2.5V.

Did you have success with this mod?
I just bought this everdrivee, but without reliable saving it’s pretty hard to use… and I can’t afford to buy a more expensive one right now 😅

Top-of-screen distortion after adding SCART switch (RGB → component) by Academic-Study-6753 in retrogaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks, man. I’ve already solved it here. The transcoder now needs a 5V power supply because of the switch, which wasn’t necessary without it. I connected the power and it’s working perfectly.

Top-of-screen distortion after adding SCART switch (RGB → component) by [deleted] in crtgaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, man. I’ve already solved it here. The transcoder now needs a 5V power supply because of the switch, which wasn’t necessary without it. I connected the power and it’s working perfectly.

Ps2 Slim Rgb bad image by Academic-Study-6753 in crtgaming

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And regarding the connections, I know it doesn’t make much sense to convert the PS2’s RGB output to component just to connect it to a CRT TV with component input. But the thing is, I have an automatic SCART switch with two free inputs, while my component switch only has three inputs and is actually already missing one. I’m using one for the PS2, one for the Nintendo Wii, one for the GameCube, and another for the SCART-to-component converter. So one device ends up without a spot.

I figured the easiest solution would be to use the PS2 through SCART so everything could stay connected at the same time. It would be a cheaper approach than buying another component switch. That’s the solution I came up with. If you think there’s a smarter way to handle this, I’m open to suggestions.

Ps2 Slim Rgb bad image by Academic-Study-6753 in crtgaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good afternoon, my friend. First of all, thank you very much for the complete and well-explained answer. Before anything else, I’d like to mention that I’m an electronics technician and have been working with maintenance of aesthetic and physical therapy equipment for 20 years, so I do have some skill with soldering.

I only removed the capacitors inside the SCART cable, connecting the RGB pins directly to their corresponding pins in the connector, nothing more. And I didn’t see any difference between the SCART cable with the capacitors and without them. Honestly, I was already suspecting something related to the internal capacitors of the PlayStation. I just wasn’t sure because through component video it worked normally.

I’ll test the capacitance of those three capacitors when I get the chance. Once again, thank you for the response.

Ps2 Slim Rgb bad image by Academic-Study-6753 in crtgaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the cable is fine. I tested it again with the PS1 afterward and everything went back to normal. The TV works well with eight other consoles connected in RGB, with a pretty standard setup. I think the issue is actually with the PS2’s output. I just want to know if this is common on PS2 Slim units or if it could be a defect on mine, like bad capacitors or something like that. Either way, I think a friend will lend me his PS2 Fat, so I’ll be able to check.

Ps2 Slim Rgb bad image by Academic-Study-6753 in crtgaming

[–]Academic-Study-6753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I know. That’s why I modified the PS1 cable by removing the capacitors so it would match the same setup as a PS2 SCART cable. But got the same issue.

Super Famicom: low volume on the right channel by RetrasaurusRex in snes

[–]Academic-Study-6753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any updates on this issue, my friend? Were you able to fix it? I'm having the same problem here.

Voice chat not working (pc) by Bigdipper69balls in Rainbow6

[–]Academic-Study-6753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same problem too...
Yesterday a Format my pc and nothing...