marcian2654 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hi!!! A couple days ago I got a lot of junk Atari 2600 consoles, one of them was a "Light Sixer" It didn´t any screw on it, and the Reset switch was missing https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h8c5uspV-veovF_3Zf1p9TKw5bbljbSuuCwaj5KUQVI=w640-h480-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7tJJdlPh5B8lWU0yZ-c9QMDRPfhyEWesAlUvLL5MpIg=w614-h461-no So I went ahead decided to open it, and this was what I found inside https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BebKJL9Quc0ZLgeG6LBd_gnea_bOhtx1mWHub-Bk25s=w640-h480-no As you can see, it looks like a Heavy Sixer (7805 Regulator with a heatsink, RF connector on a separated board, no channel selector, monochrome connector between the main and switchboards). I disconnected the flat cable to take a look to the switchboard. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MNGovPzMMrtMGGz7kyqYIMl9rrVZ0LUCqvyw8_tJAIA=w640-h480-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6inCDqOoAm0T1yVhGcEmdk7HpazjXuNhR-6WA7ffLRs=w640-h480-no A C010462 Rev. 5 (with the Atari logo on it) Not only the switchboard, but also the RF shield seems to be from a Heavy Sixer https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Juo9iU9MnofMrHxfw2QCZE_-JJDgeYz1qxm46Hko8j4=w640-h480-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NHlK7yL2YzM0zsdohz2tr_gLmqkWKkJkWTO8n9WXU6A=w640-h480-no And just for fun, a photo of the actual mainboard https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VEiL5T9H8MVAK1hf1zrhCbXTdWoZCb8CHUsA0NKMVc0=w640-h480-no So, is this a Heavy Sixer inside of a Light Sixer case? It´s very possible (specially here in Mexico) that someone had a broken case Heavy Sixer, found a dead Light Sixer and just swap the parts of them. Greetings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcian2654 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 This topic has became useless, can someone delete it, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 A Light Sixer with Heavy Sixer guts are popularly known as Half Sixers. Hope you get a switch for the reset game placed there. I like 6 switch systems the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I've got one with H6 guts, H6 top, and L6 bottom plate -- it's one of the best consoles I own. The colors are amazing, it's aesthetically gorgeous with all those switches on the front, and it plays everything I've put in it perfectly. Enjoy your awesome Half Sixer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcian2654 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) I've got one with H6 guts, H6 top, and L6 bottom plate -- it's one of the best consoles I own. The colors are amazing, it's aesthetically gorgeous with all those switches on the front, and it plays everything I've put in it perfectly. Enjoy your awesome Half Sixer! A Light Sixer with Heavy Sixer guts are popularly known as Half Sixers. Hope you get a switch for the reset game placed there. I like 6 switch systems the best. Thanks n.n, I will take the reset (and also the game select) switches from a cannibalized Vader I have over here, I will need to replace the voltage regulator too, I went ahead and cleaned this and a Sunnyvale "Promotional Only" Vader Case, I'm looking for a top case for this Sixer, doesn't matters if it's from a Heavy or a Light Edited July 9, 2015 by marcian2654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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