On 11/8/02 7:52 AM, "Philip Stortz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sounds like a problem with the receiver, probably a cracked solder joint. > sometimes they come from the factory that way, some times a little strain over > a long time or repeated occasional tugs will do it. if you can solder, or > know someone who can, that's the place to start. to verify this, try it > directly to the tv for a day or two for testing, if it works direct, then you > know it's most likely the receiver (intermittents do sometimes play strange > games and have sent many technicians to the funny farm). it could also be > oxidation on the connectors on the receiver etc., but they've probably been > wiped clean if you've swapped cables a few times, it could obviously be a more > difficult problem with the receiver, the mux chips can go out, or there may be > a bad solder joint somewhere besides at the jack, that's just the most common. > of course it's also possible the mux chips or other parts have simply failed, > though parts fail far less often than most people (including repair shops) > think, it's just an easy thing for a shop t try and an obvious possibility. > > Matthew Elliott wrote: >> >> NEED HELP!!!! I have a PowerMac G3 Tower running Jag. and gobs of RAM with >> an ATI Radeon PCI card. I have performed the update for ATI Oct. >> I get intermittent S-video out to my TV. Needless to say that I only use >> this machine as my online Music player and Jukebox with iChat going full >> force. >> >> Essentially I have the S-video to composite cable connected to my Onkyo >> receiver (vid-2) then out to my TV (composite in). I boot and no screen > ---------- Cool, I will give that a try. Luckily for me I bought the receiver at Circuit City with the 3 year extended warranty so I will be able to take it in for any reason and get a new one. I also forgot to mention that the G3 was over clocked to 333mhz and running ok with a VGA display. THANKS AGAIN!!!! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
