RE: Any Cliff Hanger experts?

lack of colour is usually related to a broken colour crystal...3.579...

John :-#)#

>Man... I'm about ready to chuck this game out the window.
>
>I got the original NTSC card working (the one that was in Cliff Hanger).
>It's in B/W not color -- no matter what adjustments I make.
>
>Now the friggin' PC graphics aren't outputting. (Something stupid here
>as it's the same with two CH ZPUs I have).
>
>No wonder they're so pricey... Very rare to find one. Even MORE rare to
>find one working!!
>
>JB
>
>--James Bright
>www.QuarterArcade.com
>Restored Arcade Games for your Home
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-techtoolslist@flippers.com [mailto:owner-
>> techtoolslist@flippers.com] On Behalf Of John Robertson
>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:12 PM
>> To: techtoolslist@flippers.com
>> Subject: Re: Any Cliff Hanger experts?
>>
>> Typically the NTSC convertor stole +12VDC somewhere in the HV region
>> of the monitor, so I suspect your wire labeled B is actually B+. The
>> common (return) line was cheated by using the video common.
>>
>> I have some NTSC schematics - I think I too have a hand drawn one for
>> the WG convertor, but I seem to recall that it is the same as the
>> Electrohome one.
>>
>> John :-#)#
>>
>>
>> >Yes, I'm a laser guy. Purely for my collection. I've got a few neat
>> >laser games ... besides my son likes them.
>> >
>> >I'm having an issue with getting my Cliff Hanger finished.
>> >
>> >...
>> >
>> >The card that came with the game has two problems. One, wires were
>cut
>> >so I'm not 100% sure what goes where. The best schema I have is hand
>> >written and has a wire that I'm not sure about (just labeled "B" and
>was
>> >hard wired to a Sanyo? Monitor for blanking...). Two, I don't even
>know
>> >if it is working. Aside from the "B" line, I hooked it up how I
>thought
>> >it would work but I didn't get anything. I'm going to play around
>with
>> >it a little more but I would think that any old NTSC should work. It
>> >looks like the output signal is just not strong enough to drive the
>VMB
>> >and so it looks very bad
>> >
>> >--James Bright
>> >www.QuarterArcade.com
>> >Restored Arcade Games for your Home
>> >
>>
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