I know this is a long shot but what the heck.
In a pile of used and/or obsolete video equipment that was given to me I found a 16 camera video multiplexer that is really cool and looks brand new. I hooked up the 2 video cameras I have and it worked fine for about 5 minutes until the video output went bonkers. I opened it up and found the video encoder IC to be heat sensitive.
The IC is a: Philips SAA7199WP (84 pin PLCC) Digital Video Encoder.
Used in: American Dynamics model 1584SL16 (SelectaView IIC) 16 channel video multiplexer.
My problem is that this part seems to be available only through component brokers and they all have a minimum order requirement of at least $300. One outfit quoted me a price of $30 each but the minimum order quantity was 11 parts for $330.
If nothing else I thought maybe I could find a junker unit to cannibalize but I can't even find a reference to the model number on the internet.
I'm hoping someone in the group might know of a source that would sell just one of these without the minimum order requirement. It would also help to know what other equipment this IC was used in so I might find a junker to cannibalize.
Thanks Rush14