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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Better video, in three easy steps.
Message-ID: <2413@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Sep-87 01:49:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 29 01:49:27 1987
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <3795@zen.berkeley.edu> bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
> 
> How to improve your Amiga 2000's video a lot and your Amiga 500's a little
> (In three easy steps):
> 
> 1> Trace the R G and B signals from the video connector back to three
> ferrite beads.	(Ferrite is a hard dark substance.  The signals will be
> run or looped through.  There may be a component that looks like a ceramic
> capacitor with three leads instead.)
> 
> 2> Using a soldering iron, remove the three components.
> 
> 3> Replace the gap with solid wire.  (heavy gauge preferred)

Oops, the first few hundred A2000's had this little (but truly offensive, no?)
problem with fuzzy video.  The multi-turn ferrite beads were a little too
effective - your dealer should have the info on how to fix this problem as
part of warranty service.

The A500 uses nice 1/2 turn beads.  As far as I can tell, they have no visible
effect on the video quality, even with a little a/b switch so that you can
pop them in and out to check for subtle effects.

-- 
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