View Single Post
  #432  
Old 11-03-2019, 09:50 AM
old_tv_nut's Avatar
old_tv_nut old_tv_nut is offline
See yourself on Color TV!
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rancho Sahuarita
Posts: 7,746
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamamaya42 View Post
That did not work too well.

I tried to wire in a IF section bypass switch at TP1 ( point B) by running a video wire from one end of L9 to a switch on the back of the set and back to the grid of the first video amp, so I could switch between Ext video and video from IF, but the Tuner video was too washed out/ weak, I guess the video lines too and back from the switch added too much resistance for the IF input to work correctly.
...
Not likely a resistance problem, but too much stray capacitance with the long wires. A relay would still be the fix.
__________________
www.bretl.com
Old TV literature, New York World's Fair, and other miscellany
Reply With Quote