Date   : Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:23:24 +0100
From   : "BRAHMS" <dominic@...>
Subject: Re: Electron with dodgy TV output

Years ago I had an electron that did this. In the end it turned out to be 
the ULA (I think) overheating, almost impossible to get Elite loaded and fly 
from Lave to the next planet without it getting really annoying!

My solution at the time was to run it with the lid off and various heavy 
metal objects sat on the (I think socketed chip - you'll know which ones 
getting hot by burning your fingers!)

In the end I stuck some tin foil onto the chip (using toothpaste) and held 
it away from the main board with match boxes - that was my "teenager" 
solution to the problem I'm sure others have better ideas though

Dom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Helen & John Simpson" <helenandjohn.simpson@...>
To: "'BBC Micro Submit To List'" <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 9:56 PM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Electron with dodgy TV output


>I have an Electron which has a flickery TV picture and I'm looking for
> advice on how to fix it. The picture is fine for about half a second
> then it disappears and reappears again. Also, white areas of the screen
> tend to get smeared across to the right, the amount of smearing
> depending on the size of the white region.
>
> Composite video and RGB are both fine.
>
> I've tried cleaning the UHF cable and socket with electrical switch
> cleaner, and turning the plug round etc, but to no avail. Is it possible
> (or even likely) that the modulator is failing? Is there a way to get
> spare ones?
>
> john
>
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