help with old model snes

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phood
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help with old model snes

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I am new at this and such, but I had an extra snes lying around so I figured I'd give modding a shot

anyway, how would I go about converting the yellow video part (I think it's called C video) to a different signal such as VGA or S

also I accidently cracked the sodder on a very small component that is very close to others because I slipped while unscrewing a piece of metal from board inside

it is cracked on 1 end of the piece as far as I can tell because it is still attached but it twists slightly, and the crack is visible

how should I go about fixing this? should I try to apply more sodder or just try to melt the existing and hope it reconnects properly, I am most concerned that the iron's heat would damage the component, and then concerned with adding more sodder to such a small area could pose problematic to the surrounding area

I marked where I cracked it with a little red line in the picture below
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Re: help with old model snes

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A tiny dab of solder would fix it just fine.

As for the video, I believe the SNES can already output RGB from the special connector plug on the rear...
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Re: help with old model snes

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VGA carries RGB, but the sync is different from plain RGB. You need a monitor to support the sync SNES outputs. And besides you need LM1881 or similar to separate H and V sync.
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