Phetishboy
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Has anyone who's installed one of these replacement switcher kits from AS had any video or audio trouble with it? I installed mine about an hour ago and everything comes up as it should, except I don't hear the "Hello I'm Turned On" greeting upon powering up the machine. I have Doyle's Multi-Q on this machine, and other than the frozen sounds the first 2 or 3 times it powers up (ANNOYING), it would finally always say the greeting after I'd power it up a 3rd or 4th time. Now, no greeting on power up at all.
Now onto the video. Other than some interference static/rods that I have always had on this monitor due to the filterboard or a ground or a combination of both, the video has always been crisp, the color clear and object and text edges were well defined. After installing the switcher, all red objects seem to be tearing, or at the very least have bleeding edges. Qbert looks to have horns the top of his head it is tearing so bad. I have not checked voltages, as I am not sure where Steve expects them to be at 5.05. At the switcher terminals? At the board? Doesn't really say. One cool thing is that I finally got my knocker working. I had a bad fuse. I had put one in when I bought it, but never metered it, cause it was new. Grabbed another new 1A SB and stuck it in there today, and low and behold, the knocker worked for the first time since I have owned the game.
Now onto the video. Other than some interference static/rods that I have always had on this monitor due to the filterboard or a ground or a combination of both, the video has always been crisp, the color clear and object and text edges were well defined. After installing the switcher, all red objects seem to be tearing, or at the very least have bleeding edges. Qbert looks to have horns the top of his head it is tearing so bad. I have not checked voltages, as I am not sure where Steve expects them to be at 5.05. At the switcher terminals? At the board? Doesn't really say. One cool thing is that I finally got my knocker working. I had a bad fuse. I had put one in when I bought it, but never metered it, cause it was new. Grabbed another new 1A SB and stuck it in there today, and low and behold, the knocker worked for the first time since I have owned the game.
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