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"Jonathan Herr" <dracosilver@wi.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:SfC_d.9265$gx3.3453@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Ok. The MOTORON/MOTOROFF test worked.  But the thing still doesn't display
> any video.  And I know that the RF-converter switch works, since it's the
> one that came with my SNES and it works with the snes... Now what could be
> the problem?
>
>
> "Ian Mavric" <ianmav@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
> news:423a69e6@news.eftel.com...
>> > I tired to recently use my Tandy CoCo2 and it didn't work.  I listened
> to
>> it
>> > when I powered it on and it Click-Click (click on, click off)
>>
>> Thats pretty normal actually.  All Coco's do it - even the early Coco 1s
>> with the tiny relay, its hard to hear but it still does that on power up.
>>
>> When I'm buying a Coco at a thrift shop or flea market I do the 
>> following:
>>
>> 1.  Plug it in a swtich it on, listen for the relay to click on and off.
>> Don't bother connecting it to a TV... its not essential.
>> 2.  Type MOTORON <Enter> listen for 1 click as you press enter
>> 3.  Type MOTOROFF <Enter> listen for another click as you press enter
>>
>> 100% of Coco 1s, 2s and 3s I've done this to have proven to be 100%
> working
>> by the time I get them home and connected to my TV.
>>
>> I don't want to sound incredulous, but try the test above and if it 
>> passes
>> the click tests then maybe look to trying a different TV.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Ian.

The one that comes with the SNES doesn't work with a COCO.

Walmart & Radio Shack sell the right ones in the $5 range.  It should have a 
mechanical switch, you will also need a phono cable also sold in both 
places.


Randy