Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-27, 23:52

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by bjwil1991

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i dont think your result in quake is bad for a 486 100; maybe the ram is fast? My Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus won't get those results with a DX2-66 w/ 8KB L1 cache, but I'm going to upgrade to a DX4-100 w/ 16KB L1 cache, and get 512KB L2 cache. I get about 25FPS in Doom, which isn't bad, but not …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-27, 03:45

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by bjwil1991

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Had to swap the hard drive in my iMac G3/600 Graphite edition... again since the 40GB HDD was throwing errors when attempting to repair the partition with the Tiger installation disk on a flash drive (yes, you did read that right). I also made a bootable Mac OS X Tiger Installation with the Disk …

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Re: Found a weird laptop

Posted on 2017-06-27, 03:34

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by bjwil1991

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Cool find there, the docking station port (on the far left near the DC in jack) looks like the one on the Dell Latitude CP that I used to have, seeing a Game/MIDI port on any laptop is very rare indeed, I've never seen a laptop with one. I wonder how well Windows 3.1x and DOS would run on there. : …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-26, 08:41

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by bjwil1991

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Got an Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D (non-PnP) AZT2316R about a week ago, installed new jacks since the ones that were on there went bad, and it has issues with the left speaker having lower volume than the right speaker. I removed the two caps that connect to the Amp IC, no luck, and MS- …

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Re: Found a weird laptop

Posted on 2017-06-26, 08:30

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by bjwil1991

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Looks like the Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) battery, or as I call it, the barrel of DOOM needs to get removed immediately since it looks like it spewed acid on the sides, and might be some on the board, but, you might be lucky if there isn't any acid on the board. Remove the battery carefully and recycle …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-24, 08:07

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by bjwil1991

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Put some of my new acquisitions into my PII rig. Huh? Electromagnetic what? I can't hear you over all the noise. Decided to setup my video studio in my basement consisting of the following: iMac G3/600 Graphite Panasonic DVD Recorder with ATSC Tuner and HDMI, FireWire, the whole 9 yards Vizio …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-24, 04:41

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by bjwil1991

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Decided to setup my video studio in my basement consisting of the following: iMac G3/600 Graphite Panasonic DVD Recorder with ATSC Tuner and HDMI, FireWire, the whole 9 yards Vizio M260VA LCD LED HDTV Sony DCR-TRV260 HandyCam (lens CD board connection is bad again). 20170624_003654.jpg Here's the …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-23, 08:02

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by bjwil1991

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Bypass the chip entirely. Either remove it or remove the caps required to disconnect it. I mentioned a cheap way of tracing previously. This is what I was thinking of. http://billmaudio.com/wp/?page_id=1254 I removed the caps, and unfortunately,when I set the volume levels for the left and right …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-23, 00:34

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by bjwil1991

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Looked at my Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D AZT2316R, and I discovered the Amp IC chip has rust or missing solder points on the top end of the chip on four pins, and the rest are pristine. I'm thinking of either replacing the chip and the capacitors that are associated with it, or just …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-23, 00:29

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by bjwil1991

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I'm currently in the process of the final rebuild stage of my Dell Dimension 4300S desktop that I use as my primary 9x gaming machine, yesterday I've installed the USB front ports and replaced the video card with a Geforce4 MX440, last night I've DBAN'd the hard drive to get a clean slate so I can …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-22, 23:38

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by bjwil1991

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I looked at my other sound card, a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 WavEffects CT4170 that has the same chip, as well as traces for the Amp IC to the capacitors as well. I'm going to look at the Aztech card to see if there're traces from the Amp to the capacitors as well. If there is, would it be a …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-21, 18:05

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by bjwil1991

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I just did a quick image search for it. Forgive me if my result was not a match. The TDA1517P amp was the main IC I was thinking about. You could recap just the large caps at the output as well as the two near the amp if you want to do the bare minimum. That may solve your left channel issue but …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-21, 17:54

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by bjwil1991

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On this board shot, the amp is a TDA1517 from Phillips. In my experience, the majority of boards use a TDA unit in the same form factor, although some board designs use two smaller amps (each is mono), often two JRC units. http://www.amoretro.de/wp-content/uploads/aztech_waverider_pro_32-3d.jpg As …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-21, 03:28

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by bjwil1991

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badmojo wrote: Have you washed that bad boy yet?? Super hot you say? It'll dry in a couple of days. Easier than replacing caps. Just looked at the card and one cap is loose, and about to come off, while the other ones are stable. Is the Amp IC the three-legged chip held in with a screw and nut?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-20, 21:41

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by bjwil1991

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Replaced the rest of the old jacks with new ones on my Aztech WaveRider 32-3D, and my Sound card still has low volume on the left speaker. https://youtu.be/_kVLadphOzE AND it emits a pitched whine. Sounds like it is screaming for a re-cap (literally). I imagine your power filtering is not too great …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-20, 02:13

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by bjwil1991

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First, see if it's the same problem on line out and speaker out. Then, start mapping the signal path for the line out to try to find any caps or semiconductors that need to be bypassed, tested, or replaced. Looked like all the caps are intact, not bulging or anything. Maybe it'll be a good idea to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-20, 00:43

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by bjwil1991

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Replaced the rest of the old jacks with new ones on my Aztech WaveRider 32-3D, and my Sound card still has low volume on the left speaker. https://youtu.be/_kVLadphOzE AND it emits a pitched whine.

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D left channel quieter than right channel

Posted on 2017-06-19, 14:45

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by bjwil1991

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Is it a temporary or permanent fix? Edit: Is soaking the card in isopropyl alcohol a good idea? isopropyl alcohol can leave residue if you're not careful. I(d use DeOxit to clean it. Arrgh. Apparently, there's no store closer to me that has it, and they charge $20 + Shipping and Handling for a 5oz …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-19, 01:26

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by bjwil1991

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Let me first say soldering isn't my strong point, but a work in progress. I'm putting in new jacks on my Aztech Sound Galaxy WaveRider Pro 32-3D, well, only one so far and there was gunk over the traces where the jacks go, so after removing the jack with my soldering iron (no desoldering iron or …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-06-18, 15:50

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by bjwil1991

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Having technical difficulties with my Aztech WaveRider 32-2D card (AZT2316R) with the sound output. Apparently, my left speaker is quieter than the right speaker, and I believe the jacks are jacked up since cleaning them didn't help at all. Luckily, I have a bag of 100 or less now jacks for the …

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