A 6802 CPU chip works in place of the 6808
The 6808 is hard to find; it is a 6802 with the internal RAM disabled. A 6802 works equally well in these CPU boards and is easier to get.
Systems
Related tips
- CPU chip types: 6800 on System 3/4, 6802 or 6808 on System 6/7
- CPU still will not boot after the basics
- Test program does not run at all
- System 6/7 sound board can take a 6802 in place of the 6808 and 6810
- Replacement CPU board keeps reporting a U38 PIA fault: try another 6802
- All sounds suddenly wrong and background gone: bad 6802 on the sound board
- Combining two-chip CPU code into one 27512 for 5C
- Where the main chips sit near the CPU board batteries
Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)