Adding ext.PSU to Scart-Switchbox for Grundig M95-411/9

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  1. Arcade

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    Hey guys,
    I'm having some trouble with a TV and I hope somebody can spare some time and maybe has an answer...

    I just finished a gameroom over at my friend's house, in the center of it now there's a monster TV, a Grundig (Monolith) MM95-411/9 Reference, that's a 38" (95cm) 4:3 CRT.
    AFAIK it's one of the last manufactured TVs from around 2000/2001. It's pretty digital, with 100Hz, Megatron, Dialogue Center and stuff like that but it seems to be
    pretty picky when it comes to RGB Videosignals from the Scart-input....

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    I tried to visualize the Problem with Photoshop, I hope you know what I mean...

    The colors are bleeding, red being the most visible bleeding color.
    In the beginning it seemed to me that the TV displayed composhit and RGB at the same time, resulting in color bleeding, ghosting and an overdriven contrast level.
    After we played around with the menu, we were able to tell the tv to use RGB on AV-1 (meaning scart input #1 of 3).
    Also I soldered comp-sync instead of comp-video from the PlayStation 2 on Pin 20 inside the Scart-cable to get rid of the composhit video signal, resulting in a much better overall-picture but the issue with the bleeding (mainly red) colors remains.

    Yeah I know what you think: "use another cable" - but I don't think the cable is the issue, I believe it's because the TV wants strict standard input.
    Since most consoles only output 5V on the video-out I thought it might be a good idea to add an external PSU to a Scart-Switchbox (manufacturer:BigBen)
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    I ordered this power supply: http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/info/783963
    It has a Molex-connector so I disassembled the switchbox and started drilling:

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    Here's the plan:
    I'll hook up the 12V on Pin 8 and the 5V with a 180 Ohms resistor on Pin 16 on the leads that go towards the TV.
    (I'll add/remove caps and resistors inside the various consoles' cables later to see if the picture is affected by that)

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    Since the pcb of the switchbox doesn't use a common ground but there're all separate leads I'm a bit lost...
    Can anybody please tell me where I solder the ground leads from the PSU without frying any consoles or the TV.

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    Thanks! Any help is very much appreciated.
     
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