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ok I finaly got all of the parts and thought out how to go about converting the 4 of these monitors I had bought since they were pretty cheap.
Link to timeline:
http://www.timeline-inc.com/blowout.html
resources followed.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/minimon/Samtron_5inch_CGA_to_Arcade.txt
http://arcade.oxidy.com/info.asp?key=CGA2RGB
http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/minimon/minimon.htm
our own thread
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=116831&highlight=samtron+monitor
cdjumps circut (this was a great resource)
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26513&d=1266279290
Here's the results:
First I mounted up the monitor so that I could work on it. I built this small frame so that I could work on the chassis easily.
Even though no one did a a formal guide, it wasn't TOO technical. I followed the bread crumbs and built all of the components onto a circuit.
I went about it differently cause I mounted a 10 pin connector on the bottom of my board and used it so that this little board would sit on the 10 pin header as a plug in solution.
Shown here w/ no chips but mounted. I did it this way that way I could produce nearly plug in kits. It's a bit of work however.
I was out of blue wire in this size... had to go w/ yellow.
Link to timeline:
http://www.timeline-inc.com/blowout.html
resources followed.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/minimon/Samtron_5inch_CGA_to_Arcade.txt
http://arcade.oxidy.com/info.asp?key=CGA2RGB
http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/minimon/minimon.htm
our own thread
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=116831&highlight=samtron+monitor
cdjumps circut (this was a great resource)
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26513&d=1266279290
Here's the results:
First I mounted up the monitor so that I could work on it. I built this small frame so that I could work on the chassis easily.
Even though no one did a a formal guide, it wasn't TOO technical. I followed the bread crumbs and built all of the components onto a circuit.
I went about it differently cause I mounted a 10 pin connector on the bottom of my board and used it so that this little board would sit on the 10 pin header as a plug in solution.
Shown here w/ no chips but mounted. I did it this way that way I could produce nearly plug in kits. It's a bit of work however.
I was out of blue wire in this size... had to go w/ yellow.
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