> Got a new Major Havoc problem. No video - even in test mode.
> Game plays blind. When I turn up the brightness on the monitor, I see a
> red line that kind of looks like an L and seems to change a bit, but not
> much. Spot killer is on though under normal monitor conditions.
You don't mention,but -- have you tried swapping monitors with another game,
to verify it IS in fact the board ?
I've said it before -- if you own vector games, buy an oscilloscope with an
X/Y mode. I got a cheap 20mhz model from Tech America on a closeout years
ago for about $250, and I haven't regretted it. Sure, I can't do much else
with it, but $250 << $1,000. It's a cheap, portable spare XY monitor, AND
can compare the waveforms comming out of a game board.
In fact -- radioshack.com currently has an Instek GOS-620 20mhz dual channel
scope on sale for $249.99 . I found another page that mentions it even has
a Z input.
This isn't the one I have, so I can't say anything about this one
specificly, but I would say that a scope is your best friend for
troubleshooting vector games.
Buy it -- scrimp on beer this month, tell your SO this is what you want for
Valentine's day -- you won't regret it. :-)
-Chris
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Chris Candreva -- chris@westnet.com -- (914) 967-7816
WestNet Internet Services of Westchester
http://www.westnet.com/
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