drascic@ecf.UUCP (07/08/87)
A few people have written that they have had touble with their genlock boards, and have appealed for help. Well, I am considering buying one, and I would like to know if this is a common problem, and whether or not it can be fixed. Replies on the net might be most useful, since there are a number of us with this question. Thanks. David Drascic drascic@ecf.toronto.edu drascic@utecfb.uucp
bobb@tekfdi.TEK.COM (Robert Bales) (07/12/87)
I got a genlock back in January, right after it came out. I noticed an immediate problem: after a few minutes, the display would fade out. Operation of the computer was unaffected. Pulling up and/or pushing in gently on the connector brought the display back for another few minutes. Unwilling to send back what I had waited so long for, I took it apart. Touching a solderind iron to the connections of the DB23 connector fixed the problem. For about 5 1/2 months. A few weeks ago, it showed up again out of the blue. Re-doing the fix worked for two days this time. Maybe the comnnector itself is bad. I haven't had time to look at it. Aside from this problem, which I suspect is one-of-a-kind and not general, I've been very pleased. Bob Bales Tektronix, Inc. I help Tektronix make their instruments. They don't help me make my opinions.