atariguy1021 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I've been refurbishing Atari's for awhile now, and would like to get a hold of a good diagnostic cartridge. I see Best Electronics has one available for $45.00; does anyone know of a less expensive alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 You could buy a reproduction from the AtariAge store for $20. Remember that you also need the db-9 test plugs to use the diagnostic cart. Here you can find a schematic to build them yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariguy1021 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Awesome, thanks! That option never occured to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntaxerror999 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Copy of the feild service manual for more detailed instructions in its use http://www.atariguide.com/pdfs/Atari_2600_VCS_Domestic_Field_Service_Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntaxerror999 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 You could buy a reproduction from the AtariAge store for $20. Remember that you also need the db-9 test plugs to use the diagnostic cart. Here you can find a schematic to build them yourself. Awsome! I have these but I wanted the schematics for archive purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I'm testing a game on my two Ataris 7800 and I'm have some problems with the colors but I'm not sure if my consoles are 100% ok with colors so I wanted to use a rom in the Harmony Cart to test the console. Can I do this to check if my console is drawing the right colors? Is there such a rom avaible? I think the rom should give me colors and the name of the colors as reference. That way I could see if my console is ok or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I'm testing a game on my two Ataris 7800 and I'm have some problems with the colors but I'm not sure if my consoles are 100% ok with colors so I wanted to use a rom in the Harmony Cart to test the console. Can I do this to check if my console is drawing the right colors? Is there such a rom avaible? I think the rom should give me colors and the name of the colors as reference. That way I could see if my console is ok or not. The 2600 TestCart can do this. The opening screen gives the colors in words and the color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamyspuppet Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 8/26/2012 at 8:46 AM, atariguy1021 said: I've been refurbishing Atari's for awhile now, and would like to get a hold of a good diagnostic cartridge. I see Best Electronics has one available for $45.00; does anyone know of a less expensive alternative? Have you had any luck with getting one of these? If so how did it work out? Thank you, Creamy's puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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