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by brendan1495
Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:28 pm
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
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Re: Dragon 32 black and white output

robcfg wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:12 am That's a good thing to check!

Brendan, do you mind taking pictures of both sides of the power board?
I have modified the power board to use a meanwell, works fine on my other Dragon
by brendan1495
Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:27 pm
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
Views: 104528

Re: Dragon 32 black and white output

Ok, according to the service information, this is what you could try: C. Faulty Colour 1. Adjust RV1 (and RV2 if fitted). 2. Alter value of C7. 3. To obtain full green screen or to cure 'rainbow effect', fit a 2-22 pf capacitor trimmer instead of C7. 4. If colour fault on 22" or 27" SONY sets, then...
by brendan1495
Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:36 am
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
Views: 104528

Re: Dragon 32 black and white output

sixxie wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:54 am And check your voltages! Other way around, but I accidentally powered a D64 from a D32 PSU board before which led to no proper -5V and the most obvious symptom was no colour (and tbf pretty shonky video generally, but it was there).
Will check, thanks
by brendan1495
Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:20 am
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
Views: 104528

Re: Dragon 32 black and white output

At work at the moment will do when I get home
by brendan1495
Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
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Re: Dragon 32 black and white output

Hi,

This is the board
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by brendan1495
Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:32 pm
Forum: Dragon Hardware
Topic: Dragon 32 black and white output
Replies: 12
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Dragon 32 black and white output

Hi All,

I am trying to repair a Dragon 32 everything works fine but its in black and white. I have tried changing the pots but still the same, I have also resocketed and changed the LM1889 but no difference. Any ideas were to go from here would be appreciated.

Brendan