Australian Atari 2600-HELP!!!!

[sdstuff64]

Hey i just bought another 2600.it looked like the jr 2600 with the metal line.but as it turns out,it is an Austrlian 2600!!!!it came with a bucn or games and a few semi-rare ones like:2 pak special(cavern blaster and city war),activision spaorts action pak(enduro,ice hockey,fishing derby and dragster),my golf and fire fighter.and i got all this for under $40 with s&h!!!

do any of you guys know how to hook it up to an american tv????

 

thanks

[Philflound]

Why? Don't you have a regular Atari 2600 that you can use. I actually have several different models, but use a Jr to play my games. In fact I have a dead mint in box 6 switch that stays there. Collecting is fun. If you don't have another system, you should probably find one.

 

Phil

[sdstuff64]

thanks,i do have two other 2600s but i wanted to get this one hooked up in another room.

anyone out there????help???

[Cropsy]

First off I don't really think this is worth the effort. A replacement 2600 will probably be cheaper and easier than getting a PAL 2600 to work in the US.

 

First thing you'll need to do is replace the power supply with something more US friendly. Alternately you could get a 240V -> 110V converter but that would be worth more than the power supply you're converting.

 

I seriously doubt TV's or VCR's with a PAL-BG tuner are common in the US so doing the composite video mod will give you more options for connection. URL with details on the mod is below.

http://www.itstoast.co.uk/atari/palav.htm

 

If you're TV is capable of accepting a PAL signal you could plug it in directly after doing the composite video mod. However my understanding is that most US TV's won't accept a PAL signal (where as many Australian TV's will accept an NTSC signal).

 

If you can't accept a PAL signal you'll need a coverter box to take the PAL composite signal and turn it into NTSC.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Glenn

[sdstuff64]

thanks!!!!

i know it would be cheaper,so if anyone has a 2600 jr post it here!!