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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-20-2024, 02:55 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb I'll believe 12voltsvids over you dude, any day... I'll believe 12voltsvids over you dude, any day of the week. He's actually worked in a tv studio, servicing actual broadcast equipment. Just stop it with this bullshit already. ...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-20-2024, 10:57 AM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb We have a few repair shops in town, including one... We have a few repair shops in town, including one that deals with broadcast equipment. I merely meant I wanted to get the board recapped, and possibly have the various trimpots tweaked. That's it....

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-19-2024, 09:28 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb Yep, I read that about the bids... $200 USD was... Yep, I read that about the bids... $200 USD was originally as high as I wanted to go, which is $280 CAD, and the current bid stayed at $155 for 2 days, then in the last 15 seconds of the 3rd day, it...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-19-2024, 02:38 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb I just figured that by lowering the voltage, the... I just figured that by lowering the voltage, the receiving unit might see it being low due to a long cable run or something, thus boosting it back up to where it expected it to be. But by leaving...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-19-2024, 09:20 AM

Replies: 0 DMR-Esxx overheating? Views: 454 Posted By bmichaelb DMR-Esxx overheating? My DMR-ES16's lid gets pretty hot for some reason, so I decided to install a fan, thinking it might be the reason the unit inserts or drops frames on it's own. I figure the chip's overheating. I used...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-19-2024, 09:12 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb BTW... here's the internals. Probably can't tell... BTW... here's the internals. Probably can't tell any difference from the ES15 though. I can't figure out how to remove the heatsink to reveal the chip ID. I was hoping to reapply the thermal paste.

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-19-2024, 08:48 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Give me a week or so... I was planning on posting... Give me a week or so... I was planning on posting it once I finish capturing everything, then start to edit everything. Cheers.

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-18-2024, 11:00 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb I'll take a pic of the internals after my capture... I'll take a pic of the internals after my capture finishes. Not sure if I'll see the chip though... there's a heatsink on it. I have 3 tapes in EP with hockey games on them... Canucks/Ducks in...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-18-2024, 09:16 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Well that's interesting... I thought the... Well that's interesting... I thought the ES10/15's would have handled the garbled video the same as the ES16's... or at least thought the ES15's would have. Even the mixer handles it just as well....

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-18-2024, 07:11 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb Yep... that's what I explained in my first reply... Yep... that's what I explained in my first reply to you. A voltage divider is basically a voltage regulator to reduce 1 voltage down to a lower voltage. But with electronics, you don't really want to...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-18-2024, 10:56 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Well, put it this way... do your ES10/15's pass... Well, put it this way... do your ES10/15's pass garbled video without drops or inserts, and still keep audio in sync? I'm adding a 16 second clip of the opening of my first tape, where my cable...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-18-2024, 09:35 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb As far as I know, the ES16 is the Canadian... As far as I know, the ES16 is the Canadian version of the ES15. The YouTube guy was from Canada, and was even using an ES16 himself. Maybe it's just my setup then? Connected through the motherboard's...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-18-2024, 08:15 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Good grief. Are you freaking serious? Are you... Good grief. Are you freaking serious? Are you that out of touch with reality? If something's that expensive, someone on disability as myself, is not going to be able to afford it. I told you this in...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 09:30 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Sorry... I missed a point... With all... Sorry... I missed a point... With all due respect, I'm not an idiot, and I know what I read. Some posts you bash it like trash, while on other posts you say you're using one at that moment,...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 08:53 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Yep, Woodstock 99... the entire 65 hour PPV,... Yep, Woodstock 99... the entire 65 hour PPV, including the overnights. They had 2 stages, starting 1 hour apart, so they'd start with 1 set, then cut to another set as it started, then on the...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 08:22 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb This I already know... as I said, I went to... This I already know... as I said, I went to recording school. Or at least 4 months of it. We covered it in theory, then in practice from tape to digital. It's why I want to drop it to 0dB first,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-17-2024, 08:16 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb Trimpot was like $2 or so, (maybe $5? it's been a... Trimpot was like $2 or so, (maybe $5? it's been a few years), resistors were like $0.70 for a pack of 10, the svideo sockets were $15 for a pack of 5, and the Raspberry Pi case was from an old...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 07:15 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Sorry.. sounded like you were saying it wasn't... Sorry.. sounded like you were saying it wasn't meant for anything else, especially video mixing. Well, about the only thing it doesn't do is correct vertical jitter, dropout compensation, or...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 06:08 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb I actually came across a video of someone using... I actually came across a video of someone using it for a small video production, for weddings and such. That's what they were originally designed for... glitching came later. The TBC is better than...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-17-2024, 05:48 PM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb I used a 500 Ohm Bournes 3386. I bought it... I used a 500 Ohm Bournes 3386. I bought it locally, but I'm pretty sure it's the 3386T-1-501. I tied 1 outer leg with the middle leg, then connected a 330 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor to both legs to make a...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 01:53 PM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb That's what I thought as well, but it's also... That's what I thought as well, but it's also outputting 29.970 to the Pinnacle capture card. I also thought PAL was European, on a different voltage than North America. I bought it off EBay, but it...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 11-17-2024, 10:48 AM

Replies: 26 Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? Views: 2,588 Posted By bmichaelb Video mixer is PAL, not NTSC? About 2 or 3 months ago, I bought a Panasonic WJ-AVE5 digital video mixer, as it has a TBC, and is a frame sync. It handles problem tapes as well as the Panasonic DMR's, but without blowing out the...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-16-2024, 10:58 AM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb Cheers. The way I understand it, is it's a... Cheers. The way I understand it, is it's a voltage divider using a potentiometer, where you draw between 2 different sources, depending on which way the knob is turned. It's only a variable resistor...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-16-2024, 07:43 AM

Replies: 19 Proper wiring for potentiometer on ES15? Views: 1,273 Posted By bmichaelb I've seen the thread on using a potentiometer on... I've seen the thread on using a potentiometer on the Y line of the svideo cable to try and prevent luminance clipping with the DMR-ES10/15/16's, but I'm a bit confused with the wiring in the photo. ...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 10-10-2024, 11:21 AM

Replies: 4 Did my Pinnacle USB-510 just die? Views: 577 Posted By bmichaelb Figured it out. After fighting to get Preview... Figured it out. After fighting to get Preview working, you then click Device/Device Settings, then click the "Save current display mode as default", then close and restart the app. Enter capture...

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