Well, it seems my Neo cart system has up and died on me. Namely, the A/V out has stopped outputting composite video, audio, and composite sync. Not fun!
I can still get audio from the headphone jack, and RGB to a certain extent (the red, green, and blue signals are still going through but there's no sync). I'm assuming it's something to do with the Sony IC near the A/V out, but I don't know too all that much about Neo insides so I'm probably wrong.
Has anybody seen this happen before? If so, is there anything I could do to fix it? I'm fairly well-experienced with electronics work, so I'm sure it's something I could handle if it's possible.
Or, (Maybe you would know, Jeff?) is there a way to grab a composite sync signal from anywhere else inside the Neo? S-Video mods seem to be popular here; I'm assuming it's possible to take a Luma signal from somewhere, and if so stripping the sync from it would be easy. If I can get a good sync signal, I could easily jury-rig a proper RGB output on the back, and just take the stereo audio from the headphone part. I only ever use my system with an RGB monitor, so lack of composite doesn't bother me. I would much rather do this than get a new system.
Oh, FYI, my Neo is a 9-volt US model.
Matthew
P.S. - You don't need to tell me to yell at my system. I've done plenty of this.
I can still get audio from the headphone jack, and RGB to a certain extent (the red, green, and blue signals are still going through but there's no sync). I'm assuming it's something to do with the Sony IC near the A/V out, but I don't know too all that much about Neo insides so I'm probably wrong.
Has anybody seen this happen before? If so, is there anything I could do to fix it? I'm fairly well-experienced with electronics work, so I'm sure it's something I could handle if it's possible.
Or, (Maybe you would know, Jeff?) is there a way to grab a composite sync signal from anywhere else inside the Neo? S-Video mods seem to be popular here; I'm assuming it's possible to take a Luma signal from somewhere, and if so stripping the sync from it would be easy. If I can get a good sync signal, I could easily jury-rig a proper RGB output on the back, and just take the stereo audio from the headphone part. I only ever use my system with an RGB monitor, so lack of composite doesn't bother me. I would much rather do this than get a new system.
Oh, FYI, my Neo is a 9-volt US model.
Matthew
P.S. - You don't need to tell me to yell at my system. I've done plenty of this.
