SuperPLA V4

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  • I bought a SuperPLA V4 a few years ago which I never got around to try before now. When I swap out a regular PLA for the SuperPLA I get a screen full of garbled characters, if I have a cartridge inserted it looks fine. This is on an mK1

    Reloaded board, any ideas?


    Thanks


    Jeff

  • Maybe just a contact problem - first of all, make sure that you're using the ZIF sockets the correct way: Lever down is "closed", so the lever must be "up" if you're inserting the Super PLA.


    Next, double-check the correct jumper setting, otherwise it won't work as a C64-PLA.


    Last not least, please try to move the SuperPLA sideways in the socket while the lever is closed. This will scratch the contacts a little and remove possible oxidization from the socket's contacts. All the gold on the SPLA pins won't help if the socket is corroded (even slightly).

  • Hi Jens,


    I tried what you suggested and I still the screen full of garbage characters at startup, cartridge games seem to work so am I right in saying that the jumpers must be set correctly? Other wise it wouldn’t work at all?


    I tried a few more things, I tried it in a 2nd reloaded board, no change. I tried a Dead test cartridge and like the game cartridge it worked fine with no faults found.

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