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December_2000
Re: VECTOR: Asteroids no video


From: Matt J. McCullar ( )
Date: Wed Dec 27 2000 - 01:56:46 CST


> I have received word from the customer( I dont have the game with
me)that when
>he wiggles the wire connection to the HV unit he gets video back then after
a
>little bit every object gets really big and video goes out again. Possibly
a bad
>solder connection?

Sounds like the high voltage is going out, causing the "blooming" effect. A
bad solder joint seems like a good place to start. Look at the joints on
the connectors of the HV unit, where the cable harnesses plug in.

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