DumpsterJ Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi , i'm new here and looking for some help. I recently got an atari 5200 and it has a problem with the video. The video is clear and colorful but it kind of "pops" its visual and audible. When it makes the pop noise a line goes through the screen or it shifts up or down for a split second and goes back to normal. However it "pop" every few seconds. Without a cart in the screen is pretty much black but I can still hear and see the "pop". Also the controllers triggers dont work but I can handle that. I just dont know what to try to fix the video output. Im using the 5200 on a plasma with a direct coax adapter. The video looks fine except the "pops", lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quylein Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Is it a 4 port? I do alot of svideo mods and haven't seen this before. The RF on a 4 port might have some sort of interference if the box is going bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpsterJ Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry , I meant to put that its a 2 port . It looks/sounds kinda like an old vcr tape when it crackles for a min and the picture distorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quylein Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If you can use another power jack. 9v 1amp will work center positive see if the power brick is acting up. If you could I would jumper a secondary RF modular unit to see if that's the issue. Without looking at it and with limited knowledge since I have yet to experience this that's about what I'd do before I would just do video mod and see if it still exsisted. I would also check with a second GTIA chip or possibly one of the capasitors in the power to video circuit between the GTIA and the RF modulator. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpsterJ Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Excellent , thank you very much , Im off tomorrow , ill see what I can dig up as far as a power brick to test it. Also Ill put it through an adapter. Thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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