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In Topic: 5200 Switch Box PCB Question

Today, 9:06 AM

And here is the thread to do the power mod. Should be all you need.
http://www.atariage....on-warning-big/

In Topic: 5200 Switch Box PCB Question

Today, 8:58 AM

View Postboxpressed, on Sat May 26, 2012 9:31 PM, said:

Hmm. That's interesting. As of now, I have three four-port 5200s and only one working switchbox! Do you have to remove the RF shield to do the power mod?

For the power mod, I don't think you have to remove the shield.
I removed the shield from mine a long time ago and never put it back on.
I doesn't seem to have any effect on the system.

In Topic: Best 5200 Year Ever since the old days?

Yesterday, 10:43 AM

View PostMIKE5200, on Sat May 26, 2012 9:34 AM, said:

I heard that one of the video mods doesn't work with the 2600 adapter..Is this true?

I dont think any video mod for the 5200 supports the VCS adapter.

In Topic: Atari STe video issues (might also apply to other ST's with RF modulator)

Fri May 25, 2012 7:15 PM

It may be the environment. I know my basement is famous for causing tubes to look like they need a good degaussing.
I was trying a VGA upscaler , a home brew model, and it had wavy noise scrolling on the screen with my ST's and TRS-80 coco's.
The builder of the unit swears it does not do that for anyone else. And he sent me two of them and 2 different cables. :)

In Topic: Atari STe video issues (might also apply to other ST's with RF modulator)

Fri May 25, 2012 6:59 PM

Hi Thgill. I see some of what your saying. Maybe it is just my eyes....
However I see nothing like what I see in your picture.
Here is my STe and Mega STe.

*edit: the more I look at your picture it reminds me of what I see on my Mega STe with the 2.06 Atari logo when I 1st turn it on.
I have noticed that the STe and Mega STe have a much "weaker" display than my 1040STfm.
The 1040 STfm has more vibrant colors and is brighter.