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Old 03-29-2014, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by colorfixer View Post
I was going to suggest that any transformer inside or near the set would be a cause of this.

One idea: order a small sine-wave inverter from the net, that runs 60hz and power it off a DC power supply running from the 220V mains. The cheaper inverters run quasi-sine which would introduce bars from the harmonic distortion on the power wave form, so avoid these.
Thanks, I thought of that ages ago and had completely forgotten about it. When I first bought the Predictas, I was thinking of everything I'd have to do to satisfy their working requirements. As it turns out, sending a PAL signal seems to work, although I have no idea why. I would try my PAL RF modulator, but it only outputs on channel zero, so not an option. I bought an NTSC modulator cheaply from Amazon that outputs on Ch 3 or 4. Does the job nicely

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Adam
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