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Golden Axe PLS153 dump

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Aug 242011
 

I dumped the PLS153 off Golden Axe tonight with the view of converting it to a GAL.
Due to the PLS have a higher number of output pins than a GAL it is not possible to fit this onto a 16v8 device so ive just uploaded the PLS JEDEC file.

It is probably possible to fit this onto a GAL22V10 device and make up an adapter for it but for now this will have to do.

EDIT: I have now made this adapter and can confirm it works no problem. Download and instructions are available.

 Posted by at 7:32 pm

Rainbow Islands PALs

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Aug 212011
 

Added 2 RI ones.
B22-05 – this one is available from Macro’s site
B22-06 – dumped by me this morning.
According to the MAME source, these are the same for Rainbow Islands Extra too.

I think ive just about come to the end of PALs I have available to dump and test.
Feel free to get in touch if you have any I can add to the collection. Credit will be given.

 Posted by at 2:09 pm

Robocop, Irem and Time Pilot PALs

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Aug 202011
 

Its been another fun day of PAL goodness.

Added:
Robocop PY-0 and PY-1
Irem M81 PALs
X-Multiply PAL (M81 version)

Tested:
Bomberman PALs

Also, a user called MrDo very kindly sent me his dump of a Time Pilot PLS153 IC. With this file you can replace the PLS with a GAL16v8. Thanks go to him.

All the downloads can now be found in the Download section and are located in a new searchable table.

 Posted by at 3:12 pm

ABI Boardmaster 4000 fan replacement

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Aug 192011
 

Been using my new favorite toy a lot and I just couldnt deal with the noise the fan made so decided to sort that out.

This is the stock fan

After doing some searching of the stock fan, I came up with this info:

Noise Rating:33.5dB

The fan is 60x60x25mm, 12VDC and finding a silent replacement was a doddle.
I ended up ordering this little fella from QuietPC.com

The original is “hardwired” into a power connector so I had to do a little bit of splicing to wire it in but other than that there was no problems. The new one even came with rubber mounts so I didn’t have to fight on getting the lower bolts back in.

This is the end result and it runs at 15dB so nice and quiet.

 Posted by at 7:47 am