Hi folks... I have a technical question (?) on Chris Lawson's VGA mod of the Color Classic.: http://colourclassicfaq.com/general/vga.html First, I would like to quote a post mad…

I'd remove the socketed chips, clean contacts and reseat first

I've had a "Mystic" VGA-modded Colour Classic with LC575 board which has been running fine for a decade, and it's one of my most used 68K Macs.  I was also given a "Takky" VGA-modd…

You can find 10" "flatscreen" monitors out there, but you'll have two problems to overcome. The flat screen won't fit the very curvy bezel that housed the very not-flatscreen Sony …

Well it increases the current tails in the horizontal output circuitry so it swings the beam harder.  But the problem with this, it adds stress to the sweep circuitry so eventuall…

I thought about this. Can you tell me which one is it? Just so you know, I also replaced the VGC chip and it made no difference. Thanks!! Pitou

My guess would be something with the character ROM?

Hello, I have an issue with an Apple IIgs. The text is kind of doubled in Text mode. When I boot a system disk, in graphic mode, everything is fine. I have some experience in elec…

I have read that the flyback transformer in the Color Classic was slightly undersized to began with.  And then, because of venting issues, it became slightly hotter then it would l…

I don't own a CC and haven't done this modification, but I've looked at the horizontal sweep circuits of the B&W compacts in some detail. I think the CRT shouldn't be your…

Hi... My TV is the very last CRT HD Sony TV.  Deep, deep blacks, and pure whites.  Yes, it is only HDMI 1.1, but I love the 1920 X 1080p picture. No motion artifacts. I am gettin…

There is also the possibility to fix that 7.x bus error in software somehow. I did that on my Mystic but totally forgot what you had to do. Edit: now that was easy... http://colou…

Yea, I know... I fubared that one up pretty good. But, oh well... 

OK, I love the attempt at being a wiseguy, but TK, you typed THE ENTIRE URL into the google search box.  LMFAO

That is true, but it is a 0 ohm, so it's just one solder bridge when you want to do the VGA mod.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.micromac.com%2Finstructions%2FCC_Video_upgrade%2Findex.html

Hi... I would like to pull the analog board in my Color Classic.  Any one know of a web site (that is not dead) that has good photos of this?  I have the Mac Service manual, but t…

You can remove resisters, but if at some point you want to do the vga mod you'll likely have to put them back...

I seem to remember just removing a resistor fixes this. I never did the video upgrade to my classic and it boots OS's before 8 just fine. I think this site details what I'm talkin…

Yes, but you will have to run system 8... a 575 board without the vga mod confuses system 7.5 and with show a bus error...

Hi folks.... I have not done the 640 X 480 mod to my Color Classic yet.  I would like to take a 575 logic board I just bought and plug it into my Color Classic.  Can I do that wit…

You try another known good working drive? I would hope so.  Otherwise, did you check the DMA lines that bounce between the SCSI IC, GLU, and VIA? 

I checked all traces going to/coming from the SCSI IC, they are fine.

Time to check traces between the SCSI IC and the SCSI header. They break at the IC. 

The voltages above were the ones coming from the pwr supply. With the RAM they are -5V (6), -11.77V (7), +5.04V (12,13), +12.71V (14) Molex are 12.33V and 5.05V RAM was maybe ju…