I've tried using my 32 tonight but it's refusing to play ball.
It run perfectly some twenty years ago but I think the transformer has died,no idea about the computer itself.
I couldn't find a signal on a tubed portable TV/DVDs combo unit with electronic tuning and I measured the outputs on the connector for the power supply that goes into the 32.I obtained .5 volts on each pin.
How do you tune a TV with electronic tuning to the Dragons signal? Just the same as for TV channel?
One more question is the Dragon internally fused?
Thanks
Help!! Dragon problems
Re: Help!! Dragon problems
0.5 volts sounds very little, but please note that the transformer output is AC so if you are measuring with a multimeter set to DC that might be what you'll see.
If you have a UK mains plug, the fuse is in the plug itself. There is no fuse inside the Dragon.
If the Dragon is OK (at least power-wise) you'll hear the tape control relay click when you press the power button. You can also check blindly if BASIC is working: Type "MOTOR ON" and "MOTOR OFF" and you should hear the clicks.
If you have a UK mains plug, the fuse is in the plug itself. There is no fuse inside the Dragon.
If the Dragon is OK (at least power-wise) you'll hear the tape control relay click when you press the power button. You can also check blindly if BASIC is working: Type "MOTOR ON" and "MOTOR OFF" and you should hear the clicks.
Re: Help!! Dragon problems
It should be the same as for tuning into an analogue TV signal or VCR, so any problems are likely down to something else.norris wrote:How do you tune a TV with electronic tuning to the Dragons signal? Just the same as for TV channel?
norris wrote:One more question is the Dragon internally fused?
There may also be a fuse in the transformer (I recall a letter to Dragon User mentioning this but I have never opened a transformer - it requires drilling out the pop rivets, and all the attendant care that goes with servicing transformers - so I cannot confirm that this is the case).tormod wrote:If you have a UK mains plug, the fuse is in the plug itself. There is no fuse inside the Dragon.