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7800 RF output issues


Sbeehive

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Hey all,

 

Bought my first Atari System (the mighty 7800) ever after seeing the amazing homebrew scene.

 

Picked one up off of ebay that cannot get a picture better than this.

 

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I believe this is an RF output issue. I'm OK with a soldering iron so I'd like to just get it over with and throw an S-Video Mod on it. What I'm worried about is that this could be something a bit more than that, and I should just return the unit as it was advertised as working.

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks all.

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Are you using a automatic RF switch? Those automatic RF switches that Nintendo and Sega used will not work correctly on a 7800 and other older pre NES consoles. They will either not work at all or give a extremely weak signal. You need to use a shielded coaxial cable with a female f-type to RCA male adapter such as this for a best possible RF picture. http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-Type-Female-to-RCA-Male-Connector-Coupler-Coax-Cable-Adapter-Video-/291331319351?hash=item43d4b32637:g:XaYAAOSwPhdVMaBu

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