Sega cdx rgb issue *Added Videos*

Ive ordered 2 sega cdx units from ebay. The 1st one I got had a rgb video issue were everything was dim and distorted. Received my 2nd one in the mail yesterday and same thing.

I tried the composite cables and everything works fine so I went ahead and let the system run for about 15 minutes and sure enough the screen starts to get brighter and brighter and the distortion starts to go away to the point were it looks perfect.

Could this just be a normal thing because the last seller never used rgb before and it requires some warming up or is it a fault in the console. It can't be a coincedence that both units have the same rgb video issue.

This is the start up of the console with no warm up
http://youtu.be/r2LVrsgWbWQ

This is after 10-15 min warm up
http://youtu.be/8YOG3Nf1pM8

Which RGB cable are you using?

I have two euro scart cables. One was bought from retrogamingcables and the other one I don't remember. Now, I have another sega cdx which I purchased from Ghost Dog a few weeks ago and that one does not require a warm up for the rgb video to work fine. Any ideas?

I also would like to add that I am using the correct power supply. 9.5v @ 1.5 Amps. The seller sent me the sega cdx w/ the Genny 2 psu just like the other ebay seller did.

are you cornering the market on CDX units lol?

It could be needing a recap. I'm doing a cd drive repair on one and the rgb works without an issue.
Btw if you open one up and don't mind can you record all the pot readings for the cd drive? I can't seem to get it dialed in correctly.

My money is on caps as well, especially if the cables work fine on the other unit. There are a lot of genesis cables not built to spec, but that doesn't seem to be your issue.

skinny503 said:

are you cornering the market on CDX units lol?

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I like to own two sometimes three of everything. It's a ocd type thing.

jesesfbi said:

It could be needing a recap. I'm doing a cd drive repair on one and the rgb works without an issue.
Btw if you open one up and don't mind can you record all the pot readings for the cd drive? I can't seem to get it dialed in correctly.

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I was thinking caps as well. I don't want to mess with that though since I'm afraid I would probably do it wrong and the system wouldn't work anymore. Can you point me in the right direction on who could do a cdx recap?

I would think it would be easy work for anyone with a hako 808

Added two videos of the issue I'm having.

So I brought this unit over my parents house since I have a gaming setup in my old room and everything works fine. No need for a warm up. Could it be one of the inputs on my scart selector is acting up?