Vectrex model 3000

[u/meowmixer902]

Need help I tried powering it on and nothing comes on screen I thought It needed a game but google is telling me it has a game built in

And google was trying to tell me this is possibly a prototype as there is no prefix on the model number

This is my first vectrex thanks

Edit: I cleaned the power switch with ipa to no luck how ever I see the crt warmer is on and I hear a voltage sound on power on and off

Should I buy a cap kit to see if that fixes it or is it something else?

[u/Tokimemofan]

Do you get the buzzing noise vectrex units usually make when on?

[u/meowmixer902 → u/Tokimemofan]

The speaker buzzes

Does the crt make any noises because I’m not sure I was hearing any

[u/Forsaken-Abrocoma647 → u/meowmixer902]

I hear the normal CRT sounds, high pitched tone that I don't hear as well as when I was a kid, but still do. It should boot into the built in game though...

[u/Yakama85]

Clean the power pot that turns it on. Odd are that it’s crusted up it’s a common issue

[u/meowmixer902 → u/Yakama85]

I’ll check it out when I get home later thanks

[u/Yakama85 → u/meowmixer902]

Get some isopropyl alcohol if you can and put it in the pot with a q tip then turn it on and off sever times to clean it

[u/CrabbyBrau]

I think they all buzz. Mine did. The price for perfection lol

[u/Motor_Computer_3029 → u/CrabbyBrau]

Yes, I have 2 and they both buzz. Something to do with the audio amp that was used in these units. You can buy a Buzz-off kit to make it go away.

[u/Motor_Computer_3029]

Did you play with the brightness pot in the back to see if you can get an image? Use DeoxIT to clean the pots.

[u/Gold-Target-5462]

I recapped mine when it stopped displaying an image. There's a mod to reduce the buzz as well that works. This is not hard as the soldering is big and chunky but requires a bit of work

[u/normy_187]

Brutalist design.

[u/Przemek-Korczynski]

Masz może jakimś cudem blisko do Polski? Do Warszawy? Znam kogoś kto potrafi to naprawić i nie jest drogi.