View Full Version : Sears Video Arcade II - Video issue - Switches between color and black/white
Vectorman0
12-04-2008, 03:33 PM
My systems will intermittently switch between color and black and white. It isn't a quick flicker between the two, but it will be color for a little while, maybe 30 minutes, then maybe next time I go to play it will start black and white. Then it might switch back to color.
Before I crack it open to take a peek inside, does anyone have an idea what the issue might be?
FABombjoy
12-04-2008, 08:07 PM
Something in the color circuitry... ;)
You can at least rule out the COLOR/B&W switch by playing a late-era game that isn't programmed for it.
On the inside, I'd probably suspect the color phase adjustment pot first.
Mitch
12-05-2008, 12:15 PM
The voltage regulator would be my first suspect. Possibly the power supply could be a problem as well.
Mitch
Vectorman0
01-17-2009, 11:38 AM
FAB & Mitch, thanks for the tips.
I actually figured out the problem, and it wasn't the Sears Video Arcade II; the TV that was broken! I figured I would bump this as a reminder for people to never assume the equipment you are using to test something is fully functional!