[Coco] [Color Computer] Tech Question Forwarded from the Coco3.com Forums

[Keith Krehbiel]

I made a lot of interference go away by soldering a RCA connector onto 
one end of a coaxial TV/VCR cable and connecting directly to the F-type 
connector on the back of the TV.  It seemed as though a lot of the 
interference emanated from the cable itself.
kk
Glen VanDenBiggelaar wrote:
> I also, would like to add that some times it was not just the cable, but the 
> "switch box" on the back of the TV. Ecpecially if you were changing the 
> cable from let say the CoCo, and an Intellevision unit. The inside of most 
> switch boxes were really cheaply made, and had very thin contacts. We ended 
> up getting a new one every couple months. For sume reason the "Prongs" would 
> fall off, and we would have to wrap the bare wires arount the screws at the 
> back of the tv.
> -Glen
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>>I recall when I had my Coco2 all those years ago, that any time I had
>>noise or interference with the video it was to do with a dodgy RF cable
>>or connection - oft-times I found the connection between the RF cable
>>and the TV wasn't all it should be, and a giggle, blu-tack or wrapping
>>of the cable around something to produce a connection at a certain angle
>>(obtained by sheer voodoo) would fix it.. not sure if this'll help at
>>all, but it was always the cable/TV connection for me!
>>
>>- David
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