MS9 - black box where frequency jumpers are supposed to be.

Post by **opt2not** » October 1st, 2012, 7:45 pm

I was fiddling around with my NAC this weekend, cleaning up the insides and what-not, and I noticed the monitor chassis has a small black box where the jumpers for 15/24khz are supposed to be.

Anyone know what this is? Is it some auto-switcher? Or is my chassis not a standard dual-res one?

I've done a quick google search and didn't come up with anything...

Post by **opt2not** » October 1st, 2012, 9:07 pm

Actually, looks like I found something on the BYOAC forums:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.p ... #msg919059"

Turns out that relay is for auto-switching! I'll try this out tonight after work, but if it is, I'll be

Post by **kernow** » October 1st, 2012, 9:24 pm

Nice!

Post by **emphatic** » October 1st, 2012, 9:24 pm

I've heard that these exist, I do hope you have one!

Post by **opt2not** » October 2nd, 2012, 3:29 am

Turns out it is an auto-switching relay! I plugged in my UVC Jamma box, set to 24khz and it recognized it immediately.
Wicked!

Post by **FrancoB** » October 2nd, 2012, 5:46 am

That's awesome!

Post by **monouchi** » October 2nd, 2012, 6:48 am

Cool.

bet those werent made in large numbers.

Post by **kernow** » October 2nd, 2012, 6:52 am

Wonder if it would be possible to remove the connectors on all ms9s and add that relay.

Post by **FrancoB** » October 2nd, 2012, 6:55 am

I think there must be more too it that as the monitor must have some additional circuity to sense/detect the input resolution before switching the mode.

Post by **PrincessPrinPrin** » October 2nd, 2012, 10:46 am

There are empty spots for several parts in that area: resistors, transistors, diodes and even a 16-pin IC. All surface-mount of course.

Lachlan · Post by **Lachlan** » October 2nd, 2012, 11:34 am

Amazing find! Auto-Switching MS9's, whoda thunkit!?

Post by **opt2not** » October 2nd, 2012, 7:10 pm

FrancoB wrote:I think there must be more too it that as the monitor must have some additional circuity to sense/detect the input resolution before switching the mode.

I can take a better picture of the markings on the box. I remember seeing some input/output details while I was back there, perhaps that would give you guys a better idea of how this works.
If anything, this would be good to add to the wiki pages...

Post by **emphatic** » October 2nd, 2012, 8:00 pm

Would be awesome if someone (craig maybe) could offer to mod jumper-switching chassis to auto-switching if the parts needed and implementing a mod is easy enough.

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