+xucaen Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I have three 4-switch 2600 boards, two are socketed, one is not. I have had them for years intending to attempt to refurbish them myself.About 3 years ago I took off the switches of one of them, cleaned them and put them back in. They work... Mostly...I also bought 3 cap kits but never got around to doing the work.Occasionally I see posts like "thank you so-and-so for refurbishing my 2600 it's good as new!" I'd like to find someone who can refurbish these boards "good as new"Can someone help me out? I intend to pay for the service.Yes I know i can spend gobs of money and buy a working one on epay but that's not the point. I have three Atari consoles that I want to save but can't do it on my own.Yes I know in theory I could just do the work myself. I have almost 25 years of programming experience under my belt and that's what I do for a living. I just don't have the experience to refurbish these boards nor the time to learn nor the time to do the work. I've chosen my profession and that's where I'll stay.The work will entail:*Cap replacement on all three.*IC replacement on all three.*Joystick port replacement on one, maybe two boards.* Clean or replace switches on all three.*AV mod only on any board if the RF isn't working.I think my heart is in the right place I just lack - everything - to do this alone. Can anyone help me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 I just found atari2600.com and sent them an inquiry to have the refurbishing work done there. I'll update this thread once I get a response. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Following this topic. Very interested in what you find! I have 3-4 2600's i'd like to get refurbished! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I just found atari2600.com and sent them an inquiry to have the refurbishing work done there. I'll update this thread once I get a response. You won't, he closed shop (long ago) and never shut down the website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Ah, 70's electronics... when everything was simple and easy to fix if you only had basic soldering skills. I would highly recommend putting sockets on the board that doesn't have them though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 This place also turned up in a google search: https://videogame911.com/atari-2600-repairs/ I don't know though... the "911" in the name and the spider logo... o_O I'll email him and see what he says. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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