I have a Fairchild Video Entertainment System with s problem. It powers on fine and puts video on the screen, but it's not right. I get a series of dots or patterns that are different every time I turn it on. The sound on the tv continues to put out a static sound as well. I have not been able to find any info on this old system. I have found some very helpful info on here about other old systems, so I'm hoping someone might have a suggestion. I'll attach a pic of the output on a crt. Thanks.
I don't know off hand but these may be helpful: (kind of) Fairchild Service manual: https://archive.org/details/Fairchild_VES_Service_Manual_1976_Fairchild Schematics: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/111866-fairchild-ves-channel-f-composite-video-mod/?hl=+fairchild++channel++schematic#entry1437503 and there's a decent wiki here: http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page I can't get anything out of mine and had plans on working on it but got sidetracked with MULTIPLE XBox mods for freinds and family. Hopefully I can get back to the fairchild. It was the first video game system I ever owned and holds a dear place in my heart. I have 6 games in box's, hoping to aquire them all as well. Good luck! I hope to see it up and working again soon!