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Re: VECTOR: Star Wars Scaling Problem


From: Gregg Woodcock ( )
Date: Fri Jul 14 2000 - 19:45:38 CDT


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt J. McCullar" < >
To: < >
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Star Wars Scaling Problem

> Dave Downin wrote:
> >
> > Got a Star Wars board that is having problems. The problem is most
apparent
> > on the SCALING test screen. There are no Matrix errors or hardware
errors.
> >
> > On the first part of this screen it draws a box that slowly and smoothly
> > shrinks. About 3/4 of the way down it seperates at the top and shifts
to the
> > right. On the next scaling part (binary & linear) where it shrinks the
box
> > and stops at points along the way, it does just as it should with no
> > seperation or anything.

I have seen this a ZILLION times and G U A R A N T E E that this is the
problem:
There is a tan/brown/yellow-ish capacitor that looks a bit like a 1/2 size
"chicklet"
(gum candy) identified as "C4" on the AVG. One or both of the legs are
broken or
it is missing. That'll be $30, please! :>

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