broken transistor on av modded famicom

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  1. snobgamergr

    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    I have an av modded famicom (using this tutorial http://jpx72.detailne.sk/modd_files/fc/avmod.htm ) for quite some time. Unfortunately something moved inside and the transistor snapped.
    The guide says that I can use any pnp transistor. My local electronics/hobby store suggsted a 2n3704 transistor.
    Can I use that?

    ps. I found an alternate guide which I was thinking to follow.
    Will it be affected though from the lack of the original transistor that was originally? (this guide too suggests a 2n3704 transistor)
     
  2. LeHaM

    LeHaM Site Soldier

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    the original transistor is a 2SA937
     
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    I am not a electronics expert but they both are general purpose transistors and from what i could make out from the specs of the japanese datasheet of the original they are both pretty similair.
     
  4. MonkeyBoyJoey

    MonkeyBoyJoey 70's Robot Anime GEPPY-X (PS1) Fanatic

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    Use a 2N3906 instead and this schematic. It is the circuit the AV Famicom uses. Also, you can get a much better picture with the NESRGB board or the Hi Def NES HDMI kit. The NESRGB outputs composite video, S-Video, and RGBS via SCART. It also supports a RGB to YPbPr add-on.
     
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    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    What's the difference from this schematic to the one I've already used? Gives a better image?

    The NESRGB kit is something I've been thinking to purchase, but I'm not confident yet in disoldering ic chips :)
     
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    MonkeyBoyJoey 70's Robot Anime GEPPY-X (PS1) Fanatic

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    It should give a better image from what I've seen but I could be wrong. You will still have jailbars but the fix I've seen requires desoldering the PPU and wrapping it in copper.
     
  7. LeHaM

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    there should be enough room under the PPU to slide some copper tape under
     
  8. snobgamergr

    snobgamergr Spirited Member

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    Just replaced the original transistor with this one. Everything is back to normal :)
     
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