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    Default Genesis Model 1 no video output[fixed] Help with S-Video!

    I was modding my genesis for s-video and then when I closed everything up and tried the to play a game nothing would come up.
    Sound plays fine. I'm using the standard cable that comes with the genesis now, it has 5 pins, mono and composite out. Problem is no video.
    I've checked and checked for solder bridges and damage but I can't see where the problem is. I've checked voltages out of the CXA1145P pins
    and it is producing signals still. I'm sure this problem is caused by something so insignificant. I have checked all the capacitors and they are all fine.
    Because the system actually works except for video I'm led to believe one of the pins on the CXA1145P are touching ground.

    Any ideas?

    btw I got a IC BD M5 USA mobo

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    Fixed this.

    Chroma is giving me vertical lines.

    Using 68ohm resistor and 220uf cap.
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    Double check your wiring and make sure you have everything where it should be. You tried both S-video and composite, right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ApolloBoy View Post
    Double check your wiring and make sure you have everything where it should be. You tried both S-video and composite, right?
    I tried both S-video and then composite. Neither worked so I de-soldered everything back to stock to see if I could find the issue.
    Haven't found anything yet but I'm still checking. As for the circuitry of the S-video C line, I think I put the cap on backwards..
    and I forgot the 68ohm resister before the output.. and I soldered the +5v to the emitter side of the transistor in the Y circuit..

    Ok so I may have f'd up that but could it have caused permanent damage?

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    The cap being on backwards typically won't kill anything, thankfully. Pushing 5v through the emitter may have been a bad idea but I'd expect it to fry the transistor before frying the CXA1145.

    I'd double check everything for shorts and then replace the caps around the video encoder. If all else fails I'd be happy to buy a dead Genesis from you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by APE992 View Post
    The cap being on backwards typically won't kill anything, thankfully. Pushing 5v through the emitter may have been a bad idea but I'd expect it to fry the transistor before frying the CXA1145.

    I'd double check everything for shorts and then replace the caps around the video encoder. If all else fails I'd be happy to buy a dead Genesis from you.
    the CXA1145 is definitely not fried, I'm sure of it. I get perfect mono just no video. I'll check all the caps again.
    No bridges as far as I can see but my board is old and worn so I can't tell. Any references someone could give me would be greatly appreciated.
    I'm going to go out tomorrow and buy a new transistor. I don't really care about money I just want to fix this.

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    The CXA1145 is not involved in audio processing thus it still putting out sound has no bearing on the video encoder being fried or not.

    The fact it puts out sound is a good thing regardless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by APE992 View Post
    The CXA1145 is not involved in audio processing thus it still putting out sound has no bearing on the video encoder being fried or not.

    The fact it puts out sound is a good thing regardless.
    Oh, I thought it did because I saw in a diagram the chip does some audio stuff..
    Well what is a good indicator a IC has died?

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    I'M A FUCKING GENIUS! Nothing was wrong with anything, the tv had the s-video cable plugged in so it wasn't detecting the other input
    Thanks to everyone and sorry for wasting your time.

    It's fixed I'll be trying to do it again, don't close the thread just yet. I might break it again since I'm an electronics newb.

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    Ok s-video is all set up and working but there is a problem with the chroma.
    I get those damn vertical lines. If I disconnect it I get a crystal clear gray image.
    So my luma is fine. I'm using 68 ohm resistor off the end of a 220uf cap which is what I got from radio shack.

    Any suggestions?

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    More resistance on the chroma line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FABombjoy View Post
    More resistance on the chroma line.
    Done, looks fricking beautiful. Thanks everyone. Now you can close the thread.

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    Which circuit did you use for S-Video? I recently installed S-Video into a JVC X'EYE initially using this design:
    http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/genesismods.html

    It looked great on my personal Sony Trinitron but once the owner got it back he found the colors would fluctuate between too bright and too dark IIRC; thing is he too used a Sony Trinitron but a different model. I replaced it with this design:

    http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=a..._1_s-video_mod

    Bit more complicated but looks just as good. He found it to work perfectly with his Trinitron as well as several others I tested it on. Not exactly sure why the simpler circuit didn't work across the board.
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    Quote Originally Posted by APE992 View Post
    Which circuit did you use for S-Video? I recently installed S-Video into a JVC X'EYE initially using this design:
    http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/genesismods.html

    It looked great on my personal Sony Trinitron but once the owner got it back he found the colors would fluctuate between too bright and too dark IIRC; thing is he too used a Sony Trinitron but a different model. I replaced it with this design:

    http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=a..._1_s-video_mod

    Bit more complicated but looks just as good. He found it to work perfectly with his Trinitron as well as several others I tested it on. Not exactly sure why the simpler circuit didn't work across the board.
    for the luma circuit I used a 2n3904 npn and a 33ohm resistor at the emitter end out to the socket.
    I took the +5v straight from the CXA1156P and obviously luma for the base.
    For the chroma however I had to do a lot of f'ing about to get it perfect. I soldered a bunch of resistors in series, I think I remember the values.

    it goes like this
    [C out] -> [220uf cap] -> [33ohm res + 68ohm res + 68ohm res + 220ohm res + 220ohm res] -> out to s-video

    Yeah.. it took a lot of messing around for me to get it perfect and who knows it might not even look as good on another tv.. I got to test that
    I'm playing on a flat screen sharp, looks amazingly good. I'll try another tv later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by APE992 View Post
    Not exactly sure why the simpler circuit didn't work across the board.
    That first circuit just seems way too simple...for video especially. The second schematic utilizes feedback which will help with the amplifiers stability. Without it the gain can fluctuate slightly which would explain the brightness fluctuations you mention. My guess as to why different TVs behave differently is that different TVs could have circuits in place to help with such fluctuations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jb143 View Post
    That first circuit just seems way too simple...for video especially. The second schematic utilizes feedback which will help with the amplifiers stability. Without it the gain can fluctuate slightly which would explain the brightness fluctuations you mention. My guess as to why different TVs behave differently is that different TVs could have circuits in place to help with such fluctuations.
    I don't see any feedback in either of those circuits. Both of them are essentially the same circuit... an emitter follower amplifier, which has near unity gain. The difference on the second circuit is the AC coupling of the input (why they used two caps, I'm not sure), the bias on the input (since they AC coupled it), and a termination resistor on the output.

    IMO, the AC coupling and biasing is completely pointless, since the amplifier works from (about) 0V-5V, and the signal is completely in that range. The termination resistor is a good idea to act as a pull-down, as it limits the dependence of the termination at the TV. Is that really a 110_k_ ohm though? That seems WAY too high to be of any use. To me, it looks like whoever made that circuit started with the first circuit, then added some components and played around with values until they got something to work on their TV, then posted that schem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DogP View Post
    I don't see any feedback in either of those circuits. Both of them are essentially the same circuit... an emitter follower amplifier, which has near unity gain. The difference on the second circuit is the AC coupling of the input (why they used two caps, I'm not sure), the bias on the input (since they AC coupled it), and a termination resistor on the output.

    IMO, the AC coupling and biasing is completely pointless, since the amplifier works from (about) 0V-5V, and the signal is completely in that range. The termination resistor is a good idea to act as a pull-down, as it limits the dependence of the termination at the TV. Is that really a 110_k_ ohm though? That seems WAY too high to be of any use. To me, it looks like whoever made that circuit started with the first circuit, then added some components and played around with values until they got something to work on their TV, then posted that schem.

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    I can tell you from experience that viletim!'s circuit worked on my Trinitron but not the second Trinitron.

    Maybe the second one has a poor design or something is failing, no idea. Perhaps the extra components are useless and serve no function - not far enough along in my EE studies to be certain though what I'm reading from the last two posts I'd have to agree with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DogP View Post
    I don't see any feedback in either of those circuits.
    Heh...it looks like you're right. I just did a quick glance and didn't pay much attention to where that resistor network was actually attached. But still, that first circuit looks too...textbook. Like something used to demonstrate basic amplifier design but not something you would actually use. A nice op-amp circuit(with negative feedback ) would probably work wonders though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jb143 View Post
    Heh...it looks like you're right. I just did a quick glance and didn't pay much attention to where that resistor network was actually attached. But still, that first circuit looks too...textbook. Like something used to demonstrate basic amplifier design but not something you would actually use. A nice op-amp circuit(with negative feedback ) would probably work wonders though.
    Actually, it works quite well in a lot of applications, though I do like to add a termination resistor sometimes. I just used it the other day to basically act as a horizontal sync buffer for a VGA output. I was getting a loss of h-sync from a VGA output on one of my arcade games to a Plasma monitor, so I tossed an emitter follower circuit in line with the h-sync, and it worked great. I did terminate it with a 220 ohm resistor because the slew rate of the falling edges was a little slow, causing a slight jitter on the screen.

    But yes, a good op-amp circuit is nice as well, though this simple transistor circuit certainly has its uses.

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