bradhig1 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Sometimes when I start my Colecovision the Colecovision logo is in the wrong colors. The c is purple instead of red. Sometimes turning it off and reinserting the game fixes it. What is causing the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I've found your problem. You have a Westinghouse TV. JK Does this happen with every game? Has ever turning it off and on without taking game out and in also fixed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 10-to-1 it's related to the power switch.Mine does that sometimes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 It knows it's license has expired. To prevent further C and D notices your coleco is slowly changing all logos. Cardillo did it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 My CV does this sometimes too. It goes away after turning the power off and then re-inserting the cartridge before turning the power back on. Sometimes it takes 2-3 tries. My CV has been refurbished by Yurkie 2 years ago. Some people have replaced the power switch with a rocker switch as seen below. https://goo.gl/images/FsMJ89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 My CV does this sometimes too. It goes away after turning the power off and then re-inserting the cartridge before turning the power back on. Sometimes it takes 2-3 tries. My CV has been refurbished by Yurkie 2 years ago. Some people have replaced the power switch with a rocker switch as seen in the link below. https://goo.gl/images/FsMJ89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I could be wrong but the thing I don't understand is if it is a power switch issue, is why then need to remove and reinsert the cartridge. To me if the problem is the power switch(dirty contacts perhaps) that the whole removing and reinserting the cartridge and then it coming on after doing that and power cycle so was just a coincidence and the main thing that would have got it working would have been just flipping the switch off and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Good I am not alone with this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Mine did this after the contacts wore out on the cart input. Soldering on a replacement fixed the issue. I didn't know the power switch could be a cause as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 I've found your problem. You have a Westinghouse TV. JK Does this happen with every game? Has ever turning it off and on without taking game out and in also fixed it? I've have that TV since 2012 and it has a composite video connection. Most TVs nowadays don't have that anymore. We had a Heathkit console TV back in the late 1970s early 1980s that was a real problem child. Dad built it cause he was trying to get into a TV repair job but failed. That Heathkit set would last a year maybe a year and a half then something would break and it was off to Heathkit on St Charles Rock Rd for parts again and it work for a while. Finally the picture went solid green and dad scrapped it. My Westinghouse TV is a lot better then that cheapo Element Electronics I had back in St. Louis. Could play Haunted Adventure Trilogy cause the picture due to the game using some weird video mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I could be wrong but the thing I don't understand is if it is a power switch issue, is why then need to remove and reinsert the cartridge. To me if the problem is the power switch(dirty contacts perhaps) that the whole removing and reinserting the cartridge and then it coming on after doing that and power cycle so was just a coincidence and the main thing that would have got it working would have been just flipping the switch off and on. All of my cartridge contacts are clean including the cartridge connector. I have a second CV unit which operates without issue using the same cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I have also seen this happen when the power supply plug isn't making good contact with the power port on the back. In fact mine just yesterday was doing this and also some odd static for a second or two in the video. Mine is AV modded for composite and I also have a replaced power switch using a rocker switch. Once I pulled the power cord out about a mm or so, the issue cleared up. So I have to assume the pins inside the power plug are just starting to get worn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 You have a power adapter that's going to die soon. Get a new one in working condition before you start having other problems. This is one of the problems I was having with the power adapter that came with my unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 power cable was lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcoleco Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 power cable was lose. When that happened to me, I noticed the issue was related to the power cable, if put in a certain way the issue was occuring often. I've thrown away multiple power supplies in the garbage years ago because I didn't know how to fix it beside just trying another power supply that seems to not have that defect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Never throw away a bad CV Power Transformer without first cutting the cord so that it can be repurposed... that is, if the cord is in good enough condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digress Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 100% it's the on/off power switch. It needs to either be disassmbeld and cleaned or replaced. I replaced mine with the exact issues with a rocker switch and havn't had the problem since 4+ years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 I noticed a dotted line in the moving wall room of venture for a split second. I saw a similar artifact on Destructor. Is this normal for modded systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabazz18 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I noticed a dotted line in the moving wall room of venture for a split second. I saw a similar artifact on Destructor. Is this normal for modded systems?It's normal with a bad/dirty/weak power switch Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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