Tandy CM-1: A high-end 400 line monitor from 1984

Adrian's Digital Basement November 9, 2024
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#repair On a recent VWestlife video, the Tandy CM-1 monitor was mentioned. This monitor was paired with the high-end Tandy 2000 computer which was released in 1984. What made this monitor special is that it runs at 26khz which provides a 640x400 native non-interlaced video signal. I picked up this monitor mentioned in VWestlife's video and it's going to need some repair, so let's figure out what's wrong with this and get it working. -- Links STB Super Res 400 repair: https://youtu.be/iKeVPj_YsG8 Vwestlife's channel and video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ydE9gDHTdvbNVIgEKIKzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_mFNBRXObg&t=1s Service manual: https://github.com/Tandy2K/Tandy2000/tree/master/Hardware/Tandy%20CM-1%20Service%20Training https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Catalogs/Radio%20Shack/RSC-11%20Computer%20Catalog%20(1984)(Radio%20Shack).pdf https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Catalogs/Radio%20Shack/RSC-15%20Computer%20Catalog%20(1986)(Radio%20Shack).pdf https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Catalogs/Radio%20Shack/RSC-17%20Computer%20Catalog%20(1987)(Radio%20Shack).pdf Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM Programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (Order Five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on chip removal without damage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

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