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First 4K television for parts.

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The first donated 4K LCD television, a nice Samsung. Unfortunately only suitable for parts because of a cracked screen.  I'll get the power board and backlight strips out and the speakers sound a lot better than in the cheap units. 

More National Commando 505 tweaking.

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I've been trying different component values for the composite video input on the repaired National Commando 505 television. I soldered a screened cable into the entry point to the video circuit by taking R141 (47K) in the schematic off-board. Than I tried different input capacitors and the infamous 75R resistor (which seems to kill the signal). This is digital television coming off a Freeview box.  The mag-mount aerial is handy. I need to work out how to patch up the case and whether or not to spray paint it. I could be boring and go matt black or be radical and go bright red.