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    A friend of mine has an Atari 2600 Jr. which produces a very "snowy" picture. He is using the correct phono plug from Radio Shack, replacing the crappy switchbox. But picture is still snowy. I read a prior archived post about adjusting the orange pot within the RF shielding -- this helped a little but not a lot. Any ideas? Is the RF shielding just not doing its job? HELP!

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    The only problem I've ever had like this was when I used an automatic switchbox with an Atari 7800. He's not doing the same is he?

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    Quote Originally Posted by c0ldb33r View Post
    The only problem I've ever had like this was when I used an automatic switchbox with an Atari 7800. He's not doing the same is he?

    Nope. he's not using one of those automatic switchboxes. Any other theories?

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    Try replacing the RF cable. Make sure it's a proper shielded RF cable, or you will get interference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by omnedon View Post
    Try replacing the RF cable. Make sure it's a proper shielded RF cable, or you will get interference.
    Thank you omnedon, I'll definitely suggest that he does that -- I'll follow up in this thread when he tries it out to see if it makes a difference.

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