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- From: wookie@terapin.com (Barry Vanover)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
- Subject: Re: My Atari 800 has a power-up problem
- References: <1992Dec22.153843.13260@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Message-ID: <wookie.2xv3@terapin.com>
- Date: 25 Dec 92 18:23:27 PST
- Organization: BBS
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- In article <1992Dec22.153843.13260@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com
- (robert.f.casey) writes:
- > I have an Atari 800 with a power up problem: Sometimes (lately
- >very frequently) I won't get a video image at all, or a pattern
- >of vertical and horizontal bars for the video image. After flipping
- >the power switch on and off several times, I can coax the machine
- >to operate correctly. I tried opening the machine up and reseating
- >connectors, and chips in sockets, but that didn't clear this
- >problem. I also have an Atari 400 I am willing to steal boards/parts
- >from, any suggestions?
- >=========================================================================
- >"the earthly power sucks shadowed milk from sleepy tears undone
- >from nippled skin as smooth as silk the bugles blown as one" Peter Gabriel
- I have the same problem one time. In my case it was a bad "lid swith".
- (switch) I took my 800 apart and found that out. I replaced the mother
- board ($10) and everthing was fine. I found tho I cound use the board I took
- out by permanently closing the switch. Hope your situtation is as simple.
-
- Wild Wookie.
-