CD32: How do you know if it is PAL or NTSC?

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2) The power supply main cable (going to the wall) does not feature an actual plug (three pronged or not), it feature just three loose wires. Is this normal?

3) Can I use my Amiga 500 (or A600, or even my A1200) power supply instead?

2) It should have some kind of plug. How else would it plug in so you could use it?

3) Not directly. But yes if modified/adapted.

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Now I am going to be bold and ask the ultimate question (even though I haven't been able to test out my new PAL CD32 yet!) and see where would I be able to find one of these:

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1883

For connection to an RGB monitor.

Hardly anywhere. "Very rare" - genuinely. Not just eBay "rare" LOL

Much easier to get hold of...and I estimate would probably cost roughly the same...one of these...

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1880

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Amiga-CD32-Floppy-Drive-/271210732146?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3f256b5a72

With one of these to much (with SCART or RGB connection on the end)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/AMIGA-CD32-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE-RGB-CABLE-DB-15-CONNECTOR-2-RCAs-READ-BEFORE-BUY-/151063957558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item232c1d103

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Yes - those two cables are (essentiallly - except for the RCA audio) the same thing.

Not sure I understand the question on the last part...but...the top connection is a parallel port, the bottom connection is the RGB port.

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Not really keen on reading the whole thread to find out...but have you made sure the little tab on the lower right front of the lid is still there...the one that goes into the interrupter circuit within the CD32 to indicate the lid is closed and hence try to read a disc? Is the module also properly connected inside? And...not sure what it does but the little brass/copper (?) earth (?) thingo...is that seated properly within the casing (not sure what that earth does though)?

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Is there a picture of this? I am not sure, but I can absolutely hear no mechanical noise, or whirring coming from the CD drive. My PS1, SEGA Dreamcast, Saturn, they all make noticeable read-access noises.

I was just thinking also...does the CD access light work in ANY way at all? (That may give some direction help to diagnose the problem)

*EDIT* I just found this quote of yours... "The system boots up, but just like before, the CD does not spin at all. The CD access light does not lit up."

So...without knowing exactly how everything should work...I would say it's possible the drive isn't actually getting any signals to "do anything"...and that's why it isn't "doing anything".

This.... ( apologies for the upside down photo )

Goes into this...

And then through the interruptor module within the casing...

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How'd you go CodeHunter?