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I disagree - he was warned and AmiBay rules clearly state you are only allowed one account.

The rules are there to help protect buyers and sellers alike.

He was warned exactly when? Do you expect him to remember in perfect detail the Amibay rules which existed when he created his first account 15-20 years ago? He stated he could not even remember his user name or password.

Did the Amibay staff member who banned him consider his request to merge his two accounts into one as a responsible effort to comply with the Amibay rules?

Of course not, and just another case of "Common Sense" failure on Amibay. ::)   
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Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / Re: VERY Dim video output from Amiga 4000
« Last post by Castellen on April 30, 2024, 09:39:04 PM »
I measured the voltage coming out of these two, and its showing 3.9v, which seems way above the 1.5 - 2.5v your sheet indicates is correct.

It's probably OK, I would have noted those values while working on some working systems, and it's likely there will be some variation between different machines.  If you see the datasheet you referenced, you'll see the voltage on COMP is a function of the reference voltage and the 'full scale adjust' input.


And you'll see it is saying the outputs are in the 20-30mV range...

I'm curious about how you're measuring the RGB output signal.  It's a complex waveform (see page 7 of your referenced datasheet), not a static DC voltage.  It's also important to note that the RGB outputs of the DAC are current sources (see the explanation on page 8), meaning that the voltages observed will depend on the impedance presented to the RGB outputs.  What that means is that unless the monitor with your SCART cable terminates each of these three signals with 75 Ohms, the voltage won't be correct, which could explain your issue.

As a point of reference, I've measured one of the RGB outputs of an A500 at the 23-way connector, with the signal driving a 1084S test monitor, correctly displaying the RGB colour bars test screen on Amiga Test Kit at the normal/correct intensity.  A correctly working A4000 will show the same waveform.  See attached, which shows three complete horizontal lines.  Given the large proportion of the white level, the three lines shown likely correspond to the horizontal white bars displayed on the test image.  The scope is showing 500mV/division.  You'll note the 'blank level' is at 500mV, while the full scale 'white level' is around 1.6V, or 600mV above the 'blank level'.


This might be a good time to check the unknowns around your SCART cable if there's any doubt with that, else you may be going down the rabbit hole of fixing something that isn't broken.  Another idea is to connect the A4000 to a known good RGB test monitor such as a 1084S using the standard RGB cable, which will isolate your issue to the A4000, or to your monitor/cable.
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Amiga community support ideas / Re: AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup
« Last post by AmigaOldskooler on April 30, 2024, 07:21:47 PM »
Hi there,

A new edition of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup has just been published over at the Old School Game Blog.  This time covering April 2024.

https://oldschoolgameblog.com/2024/04/30/amigaos-4-monthly-roundup-april-2024/

If you want to read previous months roundups, please follow the link below:

https://oldschoolgameblog.com/amigaos-4-monthly-roundup-2-2/
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@Thread

Like I mentioned in a previous post. If you think EAB is tough then try Amibay:

https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=76404.msg858819

NOTE:
In this case Flop did commit an infraction of the Amibay rules. The reason he was not given any warning is because of Amibay's "Zero Tolerance" ban policy.

I disagree - he was warned and AmiBay rules clearly state you are only allowed one account.

The rules are there to help protect buyers and sellers alike.
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General chat about Amiga topics / Re: Unboxing the A1222+
« Last post by Boing-ball on April 30, 2024, 06:14:19 PM »
Looks interesting. What OS of choice will you be using with this?
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General chat about Amiga topics / Unboxing the A1222+
« Last post by RobertB on April 30, 2024, 05:52:59 PM »
     Now I have to assemble all the parts!

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/04/unboxing-a1222-from-eon.html

         Truly,
         Robert Bernardo
         Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
         Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
         June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2024 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex
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@Thread

Like I mentioned in a previous post. If you think EAB is tough then try Amibay:

https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=76404.msg858819

NOTE:
In this case Flop did commit an infraction of the Amibay rules. The reason he was not given any warning is because of Amibay's "Zero Tolerance" ban policy.

I got banned off EAB because you lot are getting back handers off a certain reseller. I’m on Amibay, and must say it’s 100% better over there! It’s great over here too! Also note those attempting to join EAB just getting banned. Time to open your eyes.
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Amiga Software Issues and Discussion / Re: RSCP v1.14 released!
« Last post by SpeedGeek on April 30, 2024, 02:03:19 PM »
** NEWS UPDATE **

RSCP v1.15 released!
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Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / Re: VERY Dim video output from Amiga 4000
« Last post by Retronaut on April 30, 2024, 02:01:23 PM »
I tried heating the C460D and C460C Capacitors and it made no difference.

I measured the voltage coming out of these two, and its showing 3.9v, which seems way above the 1.5 - 2.5v your sheet indicates is correct.

I also checked the SPEC sheet for the DAC, and unless I am mistaken, I THINK the RGB signals ARE going out in spec, have a look at its SPEC doc
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/adv7120.pdf

And you'll see it is saying the outputs are in the 20-30mV range...

This being the case, I am begining to wonder if my RGB to SCART cable is the issue. Maybe it working on the A500 is a false positive. Because it APPEARS the RGB output is correct.

I wondering, if anyone else has an A4000 out there that can measure its RGB pins and see what they output when a light grey Workbench is displayed.

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@Thread

Like I mentioned in a previous post. If you think EAB is tough then try Amibay:

https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=76404.msg858819

NOTE:
In this case Flop did commit an infraction of the Amibay rules. The reason he was not given any warning is because of Amibay's "Zero Tolerance" ban policy.   
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