22 Jan
2015
22 Jan
'15
3:09 p.m.
1) When hooking this up to a TV via the RF input - is
there any "magic"
involved, or will a suitable braided co-ax TV cable with a phono connector
added at the Atari end do? I know it "works" because I lashed one up
quickly (and I do mean quickly, no soldering involved) and ran the machine
from a stray +5V PSU, which obviously resulted in a fuzzy picture - but
then when it came to making a good one, I got to thinking about those
little antenna switch boxes that US machines often seemed to come with,
and wondering if there were a bunch of passive components in there which
make a difference to the signal quality.
Forget the RF output, use the composite monitor connection, there are
schematics for the cable on the web. Anyways, a proper 75 ohms coaxial cable
from the computer to the tv (with adequated connectors)
should work
2) Does anyone have any spare I/O cables, or know of a
source of the
connectors so I can make my own?
Mostly impossible to find the connectors alone. Best electronics.ca has
the cables at a fair price. Or you could use ebay.
(I suppose while I'm here I may as well ask if
anyone just happens to know
what voltage power supplies the 1050's and 850 need, but I'm sure I can
dig the answers to that up online if needed)
Sure :) While you're on google, get the schematics and build a SIO2SD
device, you'll need it! ;o)