Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!jarthur!polyslo!vlsi3b15!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!netnews.upenn.edu!grad2.cis.upenn.edu!ranjit From: ranjit@grad2.cis.upenn.edu (Ranjit Bhatnagar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A1000 PAL grounding vs. new PALs Message-ID: <20434@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 15 Feb 90 07:19:53 GMT References: <76442@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Reply-To: ranjit@grad2.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP (Ranjit Bhatnagar) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 23 In article <76442@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Jeff Martens writes: > >I asked my local Amiga dealer whether they'd perform the PAL grounding >mod for me (I don't get near anything I care about with a hot >soldering iron), and the response was a claim that what I really want >is news PALs (which they'd gladly supply and install). Is there any >advantage to installing new PALs rather than improving the ground on >the old ones? With new PALs, would I still need the PAL grounding mod >performed? Answer: It Depends. On my (very early) 1000, grounding the PALs wasn't enough. Replacing them and grounding them did the job. Since grounding the PALs is quick and easy (shouldn't take a tech more than 10 minutes), try that first. If it clears up your problems, that's enough. (If you don't have any problems, don't bother.) - ranjit "Trespassers w" ranjit@eniac.seas.upenn.edu mailrus!eecae!netnews!eniac!... Forward in all directions!