Curious problem:
When I popped off the power switch yesterday, the little metal clip inside fell out. I wasn't sure how it went in, so after cleaning, I took a guess, and popped it back in, and it worked fine.
Well, last night, when I was showing off my new toy to the wife, the power switch fell apart, and I'm taking it apart again today. But now that I put it back together, I'm having the same problem I had before, where I have to hold the switch in the UP position to get power. If I let go it turns off.
So now my questions are:
1) Why are there a total of six contacts under the power switch?
2) Are there supposed to be two clips under the switch like in all the other switches? I only have one. And does it matter which side I put it in? Like I said, it worked last night, so if there are supposed to be two, I guess the answer to #1 will explain why.
I read about it when I was Googling for a site like this, and it sounds like a great idea, but in my case, this is going to be more of a "showpiece" than something which will be used regularly. Therefore, I think I'd be more interested in the actual cartridges (preferably with boxes & manuals).
The hard part is going to remember which games I had, and figuring out which I might like. The whole story about the ET Landfill several years ago sparked my interest in the 2600, so of course that will be on my list. I also had Yar's Revenge, Adventure, Riddle of the Sphinx, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pitfall, River Raid,Superman, Atlantis, and probably more I can't remember (probably not worth remembering anyway!)
One question though... Jeremy Popp's avatar reminded my of Spy Hunter, which was always one of my arcade favorites (sit down version, of course). Why is the 2600 version so expensive?? And how good is it?
Thanks again!