Mattel Intellivision UK Version Repair - What Shielding?
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
- This time its the turn of an Intellivision I bought a few years back. It was sold with all the parts out of it or so I thought until I opened it. What is interesting is that the UK version of the console doesn't have the shielding like the USA model and an extra board.
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Hi Bill.
I think I read somewhere that the shielding in commodore computers was a US FCC requirement that they just rolled out for all units.
Maybe other manufacturers decided to save on additional costs for countries/regions that didn't require it.
Keep up the good work.
Yes you could be right. If you look at a ZX Spectrum which was released around 1983 that has zero shielding but Colecovision in the UK did. Thank you and hope you enjoy the upcoming videos👍
Great video mate. Stumbled upon your vids by accident. Now.subbed, keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching and for the sub, hope you enjoy the videos coming up👍
I bought a boxed one with 2 games for a fiver years age not fired it up yet.
The good news is that unlike some younger consoles, the Intellivision is fairly bullet proof. Maybe worth plugging it in and seeing if it works. On my one it’s the controllers, will have an update video on these shortly and then trying to work out the best way to add a composite video to make it easier to connect to a modern tv. Thanks for watching
I have a large number of Intellivision systems, and my biggest concern is not getting the controls in order, but rather the unit going into black mode. It can work for a short while and then the screen goes black. I have no solution for this. I read that it might have something to do with the processor etc.. But I'm bitter that I can't solve the problem.. Greetings from Sweden!
Good to hear from you in Sweden. An interesting problem. I’ve done a little research and most people have it going blank screen from startup. I think what may be happening is that once the system is warming up, a component is failing causing it not to read the cartridge correctly and then causing a blank screen. First thing I would try is giving the cartridge port a good clean. I’ve seen it on things like NES consoles where a game will play for a bit and then glitch or freeze. I’d use isopropyl alcohol or contact cleaner and try get down the contacts by inserting and removing a cart, giving it a wiggle of course, do this all with the power off. It could also be a dry contact on the board. These are also notorious for causing weird issues happening. For this though, you’d need a soldering iron and some solder to freshen them up. A little solder flux may help to. See if that fixes it or at least means the game runs for longer without crashing. Failing that, it’s looking at the board traces to make sure they are not damaged or corroded or start changing things like the capacitors as maybe one or two may be dry and no longer at the correct value. Hope something here helps you fix it