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Hello my patrons! So I was feeling much better today and had enough energy to try working on a video .. and the video you see here is the result!

You probably know mow much I love working on CRTs -- and ever since this package arrived in the mail, I was dying to dig into and test this out. One big thing about being a content creator is it means I have to hold back the excitement of just ripping into something. I need to make sure I capture it all on video first, which requires setup, and a story... hehe. So this video is a result of me resisting the urge to dig in, and you get to see me explore it for the first time. 

(I know this is cryptic, but it'll make sense when you watch the video.)

Anyway, hopefully me being able to make this video means I'm back! Hopefully this human malware crap is behind me once and for all. Woot!!!

Thanks for all the support my patrons give me, it makes so much! It literally makes this all possible as Ad revenues go down the tube. 

Direct link: https://youtu.be/MoqflFfvkR0

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I replaced the main board of this TV with brand new parts made in 2023!

Prepare yourself for something a little unusual. While shopping on AliExpress I found a brand people selling brand new CRT boards for Televisions. Could this "universale" board somehow actually work? Well I pulled the trigger and ordered it so we could find out together. -- Links Manufacturer: https://www.gz-yichuang.com/ Schematic, Specs and datasheet: https://github.com/misterblack1/yichuang_crt_board/tree/main AliExpress Link https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805253057004.html Search term: CRT TV Motherboard New complete TV: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/21-CRT-XFLAT-High-repurchase-rate_1600346761656.html Search term: CRT XFLAT Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

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MrHammond

Fun project, I'm starting to learn a lot about CRTs I wish I would have known 20 years ago! Get well soon! I'm also better but still not feeling 100%, can take a while!

David Zerrenner

I just found that your video made it onto hackaday and hackernews: https://hackaday.com/2023/08/16/new-motherboard-improves-old-crt-television/ Did they communicate with you? Interesting to see that a new CRT board would be worth mentioning outside a small community.