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Amiga 500 PAL/NTSC switch question..
« on: March 26, 2009, 05:06:11 AM »
Well, I am pretty proud of myself as I bit the bullet and installed a PAL/NTSC switch on my Amiga 500. Not a big deal for someone used to modding their Amiga, but this was the first real modification I have ever done to the system and it works perfectly.

I did have a question regarding it however. I was previously turning off the system before moving the switch and then turning back on, but I realized that if I simply move the switch while it is on and do a CTRL-A-A (reset) I can reset to PAL or NTSC on the fly without cycling power. My question is tho, is it safe to switch the switch while the A500 is on?
 

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Re: Amiga 500 PAL/NTSC switch question..
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 05:27:50 AM »
That is what I figured. Well, I am never doing that again :) Luckily I didn't fry anything. Thanks for the reply!
 

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Re: Amiga 500 PAL/NTSC switch question..
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 05:00:13 AM »
You know, I had more thought about this myself after I had posted. Seems to me the only time the machine detects for PAL/NTSC is at boot/reboot. Flipping the switch while on does nothing in the effect of "frying" anything. Well, thanks everyone for the input.