dphirschler Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Originally posted on FB... After putting it off for a few years, I finally made a nice looking VGA port for the TI99. Here is my design. I haven't yet tested it on a black console yet, but I am sending it out to a few people to try. It requires you to remove the original AV port and solder your audio wires to the board. And it also requires you to cut a rectangular hole on your console shell 60x16mm. More details to come. EDIT- Posted on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6560819 Darryl Edited April 3 by dphirschler Added Thingiverse link 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Would be good to see a picture of the motherboard fitted in place afterwards or a short video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 59 minutes ago, Gary from OPA said: Would be good to see a picture of the motherboard fitted in place afterwards or a short video. RF shield has to go. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jedimatt42 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 This looks great. Next time I open up my 4A, I may be inspired to do something similar for some of my odd ports. I like how you lean on the existing supports inside the case! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, jedimatt42 said: I like how you lean on the existing supports inside the case! I am not a fan of hot glue. Darryl 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Here is how the VGA cable is held down. M2x20mm screws secure it to the main part. I am working on another design which just uses a VGA port that you solder the wires to. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessus Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) On 3/17/2024 at 10:23 AM, dphirschler said: RF shield has to go. ... Would removing the shield ruin TV and radio reception? I remember my cable television suffering from noticeable RF noise when I used the modulator, back in 1984. Don't know how much the console itself contributed... (Oh crud, just noticed, I used the wrong login!) K-R. Edited March 20 by Nessus 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 3 hours ago, Nessus said: (Oh crud, just noticed, I used the wrong login!) Gotta watch those sock accounts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 The VGA AV panel has been published on Thingiverse. Please test it out and give feedback, especially if you have a MK1-F18A. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6560819 Darryl 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 The VGA AV panel has been published on Thingiverse. Please test it out and give feedback, especially if you have a MK1-F18A. Also, some refinements have been made to the piece. It might actually be possible to keep the (modified) RF shield. I would be curious if this is true. So again, I would like your feedback concerning this. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6560819 Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 7 hours ago, dphirschler said: The VGA AV panel has been published on Thingiverse. Please test it out and give feedback, especially if you have a MK1-F18A. Also, some refinements have been made to the piece. It might actually be possible to keep the (modified) RF shield. I would be curious if this is true. So again, I would like your feedback concerning this. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6560819 Darryl is this only for the beige consoles or will it fit on the black and silver too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) 19 hours ago, Shift838 said: is this only for the beige consoles or will it fit on the black and silver too? I believe it will fit the black console too. But I have not cut a black console shell to test fit it. I did modify the piece so that I could test fit it in the black console without cutting it and it fit. Darryl Edited April 4 by dphirschler fixed the photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 15 hours ago, dphirschler said: I believe it will fit the black console too. But I have not cut a black console shell to test fit it. I did modify the piece so that I could test fit it in the black console without cutting it and it fit. Darryl did you publish the modified version for the black console? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 17 minutes ago, Shift838 said: did you publish the modified version for the black console? I did, but understand the modified piece I made was only to test that it would fit the console without having to cut it. The test fit went well; in other words, it fit on the internal posts and up against the back edge like it should. So I believe the original part should fit a black console. The pic in the above post should show the modified part in a black console. Darryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Tested with a black console. It definitely fits. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Made a stock AV panel in case you wanted to go back. And I may add a USB for external keyboard. Darryl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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