[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Tech Question Forwarded from the Coco3.com Fo...

[KnudsenMJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/1/05 3:19:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
jdaggett at gate.net writes:

Actually  the low cost cables shipped with many computer of that era 
used very small  gauge wire as the center conductor. What often 
happens is that with wire  flexure that connection looses continuity. 



I agree, most of those supplied cables were pretty cheap, and the ground  
shield often went bad.  Using high quality cables made for interconnecting  video 
components may help, but beware those screw-on F connectors -- they don't  
like being stressed or flexed either.
 
The switch boxes that selected between the TV antenna/cable and your  
game/computer were pretty shoddy back then, too.  The FCC stepped in and  made them 
improve those boxes -- whatever comes with Sony Playstation or Sega  today is 
hopefully better.
 
If you have a fancy new TV with multiple inputs, you can skip the RF switch  
box altogether.  Or just swap connectors when you want to go back to "real  
TV."  --Mike K.