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Re: VECTOR: Safe to run XY PCB w/ monitor disconnected?


From: John Robertson ( )
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 00:34:49 CDT


No danger at all...other than your getting frustrated because you can't see
the game playing...be sure that the monitor is disconnected from power mind
you.

John :-#)#

At 10:21 PM 4/18/2001, you wrote:
>Specifically with Atari -- Star Wars and Major Havoc, is it safe to run the
>PCB with the monitor completely disconnected or can it cause problems?
>
>I'd like to work on the games using a scope for the output, and disconnect
>the monitor (at least the power) until I get the boards working correctly.
>
>The reason I ask:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/2253/vectors.html
>
>indicates that the regs output needs to be clipped.
>
>Thanks
>
>---
>Bret Pehrson
>


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