Date   : Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:08:12 +0100 (BST)
From   : gARetH baBB <hick.bbc@...>
Subject: Re: Electron with dodgy TV output

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006, Helen & John Simpson wrote:

> 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.

The modulator will have a dry/cracked solder joint, you will have to 
re-solder the joints - this was a common problem with the Electron.