----- Original Message -----
From: Matt J. McCullar
To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Tech: Tempest Spot Killer
When powering on my Tempest there is a single bright spot in the middle of the monitor. Is this the Spot Killer syndrome?
Do you guys know what could be wrong and how I can deal with this problem?
I`m a no technical genius but a riend of mine is so I will pass him the information.
The 1 and 2 player lamps are flashing by the way.
Can the game coin up and play at all? Can you play it "blind"? I'm guessing that you can't, because the 1 and 2 player lamps are flashing...
If all you're getting on the screen is a bright white dot, then the spot killer circuit inside the monitor is not working. On the other hand, it may be that the computer is scrambled and it is trying to draw some sort of graphics, but all you can really see is the brightest part -- the dot in the center. You might be able to see more if you look very closely at the screen, or turn up the brightness a little. (Don't do this for very long, as bright spots can burn a hole in the phosphor of the screen.)
You should also be able to look at the Spot Killer LED on the monitor.
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Received on Fri Dec 1 01:22:46 2000
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