Let's install a monitor jack and upgrade the RAM on a US Atari 600XL

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00:00 Introduction
02:12 Sponsor segment
02:50 The unsual keyboard
03:33 My daily-driver 600XL
06:45 Decent XL keyboard for the 600/800XL
08:40 Comparing NTSC and PAL 600XL motherboards
11:18 Overview of the refit on my own 600XL
14:17 The monitor jack circuit
15:32 Another 600XL reference board
16:11 Motherboard removal and inspection
20:02 Gathering the required components
22:39 Preparing the board for the new parts
27:13 Installing the new components
30:23 Do we have composite video on the monitor jack?
31:20 Hooking up luma and chroma outputs
36:58 Testing s-video
37:24 Investigating dark video
39:24 Upgrading to 64KB of RAM
48:01 Testing the new RAM
48:30 Let's install Ultimate 1MB
51:40 Power-on test with the board in the case
52:11 Cutting the hole in the case for the monitor jack
56:22 Putting it all back together
57:40 A final test?
58:08 The real reason for the dark picture
1:02:00 Perfect video
1:03:16 Does SIDE3 work?
1:03:35 Conclusion and summary

Soldering and test equipment:

● Hakko FX-951 T12 soldering station: https://uk.farnell.com/hakko/fx951-64...
● Best BST-863 hot air rework station: https://www.banggood.com/BEST-BST-863...
● Anesty (Duratool) ZD-915 thru-hole desoldering station: https://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d006...
● Hanmatek DOS1102 dual-channel oscilloscope: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DOS1102-osci...
● Amtech NC-559 Tacky Flux: https://store.rossmanngroup.com/index...
● Goot Wick Desoldering Braid: https://store.rossmanngroup.com/index...
● Cynel Sn60Pb38Cu2 Tin/Lead Solder Wire: https://www.tme.eu/gb/details/lc60m2-...
● SysCheck v.2.2 by tf_hh: http://www.abbuc.de/component/jshoppi...

Equipment and software used for video production:

● Open Broadcaster Studio: https://obsproject.com/
● 2x Logitech Brio webcams: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Gam...
● USB AV/s-video capture dongle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro-Grabb...
● 135W Photography Studio Softbox Light: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135W-Photo...
● Final Cut Pro
● Apple Motion
● 15" mid-2015 Apple Retina MacBook Pro

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