guide for direct RGB mod?

joe8

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Can anyone tell me if there is a step-by-step guide (with photos) (similar to Xian Xi's guide for consolizing a 2-slot) for doing the direct RGB mod on an AES? The mod where you keep the composite out through the A/V DIN port.
I've read threads about it but I can't seem to follow what to do.
Also, is it worth getting a temperature-controlled iron for mods like RGB and consolizing? they start about $AU70. I'm pretty good with the basic el-cheapo 25W iron(used it to install a socket on an AES).
 
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Xian Xi

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An old member made one a long time a go. If you search for RGB bypass you can find it easily.

And yes buy a temp controlled soldering iron.
 
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where do u get those gold phono jacks u use in your consolized 2-slots? do they have to be good ones or will any brand do?
in the 2-slot guide, what do u mean by a +5v@3A Power Supply? a power adaptor like the ones used for the AES?
what does +5v mean? 5 volt with positive polarity?
 
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so u mean a +5v power adaptor similiar to an AES one? at the moment I'm using a PC power supply with my supergun (which is obviously much more cumbersome).

how do i mod it to have an RGB out (eg it could be an 8-pin DIN connector to SCART cable)?
 
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are the JROK encoders hard to install- do u need to know what you're doing? is it easy or hard to mess it up and damage the pcb?
i would probably use one of the PAL JROK's with component as well as RGB & composite. or without a JROK i'd just have RGB tapped from the jamma connector as your guide indicates.
can u still use the PCB in arcade machine after following the 2-slot guide? thanks for your help.
 
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THe JROK and Neobitz are both a breeze to install. And yes the 2 slot is still useable in a cab.
 
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Xian Xi- should I get an NTSC or a PAL JROK encoder? If I did eventually sell the consolized 2-slot it might be to someone locally or in PAL region, or but it would be better if I could also sell it to someone in the US. As far as the outputs go, I'm only really going to use RGB and component, so I'm not so concerned about s-video and composite quality.

Does the NTSC color system affect component and s-video(as well as composite)? I know that RGB is not affected. The NTSC colour system is not as good as PAL's. ie. how does NTSC component and s-video compare to PAL component & s-video?
 
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I'm pretty sure they're the same, you just send ground or +5v to a pin to choose the output. I could be wrong. Choose what your TV displays dude.
 
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well they seem to sell the NTSC and PAL JROK's as separate devices on arcadeshop.com. They wouldn't be able to do both PAL and NTSC?
do u mean NTSC component and PAL component are the same picture quality?

If i got a PAL JROK, would the component and s-video work with a US TV, or do all TVs in the US have problems accepting PAL input?
 
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