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STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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Hello, my Atari STE is little grey, the rainbow gem is rolling (mono/colour) and everything else seems OK sound, floppy, but the desktop is grey and after a few moments it starts to switch between grey and green and now after about 4 mins they are about equal in the amount of time they display, oh the green is lessening again virtually gone.

I'm lost, thanks in advance for any help.
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Re: STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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Hi Zack,

I'm a little puzzled from the description , so maybe post a video of what it's doing but first thing that comes to mind is a bad connection on the monitor lead?
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Re: STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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Forgottenmyname wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:56 pm Hi Zack,

I'm a little puzzled from the description , so maybe post a video of what it's doing but first thing that comes to mind is a bad connection on the monitor lead?
Thanks for replying I have just found my RGB and it works, but not via the modulator? could it be a capacitor or resister.
Thank you so much, I don't know how you like to be addressed Forgottenmyname, FMN or Forgo :D :thumbup:
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Re: STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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If the modulator output is losing colour, then likely the TV isn't perfectly turned into the STE.
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Re: STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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zack4mac wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:24 pm
Forgottenmyname wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:56 pm Hi Zack,

I'm a little puzzled from the description , so maybe post a video of what it's doing but first thing that comes to mind is a bad connection on the monitor lead?
Thanks for replying I have just found my RGB and it works, but not via the modulator? could it be a capacitor or resister.
Thank you so much, I don't know how you like to be addressed Forgottenmyname, FMN or Forgo :D :thumbup:
Lol, any of those names are fine, FMN might be a good one for the forum I guess?
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Re: STE 1st boot grey desktop now changing to green - grey

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Forgottenmyname wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:30 pm
zack4mac wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:24 pm

Thanks for replying I have just found my RGB and it works, but not via the modulator? could it be a capacitor or resister.
Thank you so much, I don't know how you like to be addressed Forgottenmyname, FMN or Forgo :D :thumbup:
Lol, any of those names are fine, FMN might be a good one for the forum I guess?
Thanks again FMN
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