Short pair of controller extension cables found

[Short pair of controller extension cables found]

Definitely need a second pair for the XEGS!

[Short pair of controller extension cables found]

On 10/21/2019 at 3:30 AM, overgrouth said:

You never seen these before and yet you want to cut them down to size?

I am trimming a small amount of rubber from the bottom of the plugs to fit the Vectrex controller ports.  They are 9 wire through cables and will work with all 9 pin controller port systems.

[Short pair of controller extension cables found]

There’s no ref here on AA either.

[Short pair of extension cables found]

I just received this in the mail .. one off eBay UK auction .. they are a little longer than 21 cm long.  I will trim them to fit into the Vectrex and use them for custom controller setups.

 

[Short pair of controller extension cables found]

I just received this in the mail .. one off eBay UK auction .. they are a little longer than 21 cm long.  I will trim them to fit into the Vectrex and use them for custom controller setups.  I’ve never seen these before ever ..

[the official Channel F thread!]

Does anyone know of a source for the controller port harness connector and pins?  Looks like I will be rewiring some controllers ..

[the official Channel F thread!]

FYI:  this is the F8 cpu I received from China: F3850

 

ebay item: 131952258626

 

[the official Channel F thread!]

Success!  After replacing the video ram and cpu I got it working!  Then your suggestion to glue the plastic about the ribbon cables worked.  The secret is to bend up the connector to 45 degrees from the motherboard.  That gives a better angle to insert the ribbon cables. My wife helped hold the top metal shielding while I worked underneath it.   See pic.

[the official Channel F thread!]

I wish there was a clamp down socket into which the ribbon could fit.  That would be the perfect solution.

[the official Channel F thread!]

Any advice on sliding the ribbon cables to the cart slot back into the mother board?  The metal tabs want to separate and not go into the connector.

 

this was not a problem on the model 2.

[the official Channel F thread!]

Q: is there a better scan of the diagnostic manual somewhere?

[the official Channel F thread!]

Ok .. I’ll glue the disc back in place.

 

On 9/21/2019 at 9:52 AM, e5frog said:

Atari2600land already linked to my site so I won't do that again. When inspiration hits me I'll rescan all of them and make pdf:s... I think I need to buy more space for that though. 

 

Thanks for your site and efforts.

[the official Channel F thread!]

there was something rattling around inside one of my carts.  So I opened it up and found a small black disc cover .. Q: what is it for?

 

Q:  is there a collection of game manuals somewhere?

[the official Channel F thread!]

Again I totally disassembled this bank of 5 pushbuttons .. I had it apply detoxit to all springs before reliability restored .. Now System II together and working.

 

Note System II buttons are all normally closed, momentarily open with the exception of Reset which is momentarily closed, normally open.

[the official Channel F thread!]

Ok ... so I totally disassembled this bank of 5 pushbuttons .. despite my best efforts I can only get 2/5 working reliably .. I’ll look at it again this weekend.

 

weirdness:  whereas all five buttons on model 1 are momentary contact .. on model 2, only reset is momentary contact, the other four are momentary open when pushed (normally closed).  Anyone ever notice this?

 

 

[the official Channel F thread!]

I’m currently attempting to fix ChF II.  I have replaced the F8 cpu and now have the G?   Buttons are crap so I have desoldered the bank of 5 push buttons and I will attempt to disassemble them to repair.  Pic to follow ..

[Asking opinions on controller mod ports]

The ones which have the controllers hardwired to the console require ports added somewhere .. I will probably put mine in front for easy access and make them Atari compatible.

[Interview with Gilbert Duncan Harrower, inventor of the AY-3-8500]

Nice

[Coleco Telstar Combat! No Video Repair HELP!]

Please keep posting of progress .. I would like to modify mine as well.

[Untapped Potential]

The built in Gunfight is perfect!

[Magnavox Odyssey 500 voltage input?]

What is the voltage input for the Magnavox Odyssey 500?

 

thanks 

[who would buy 5200 paddles?]

Those of you with the Wico splitter for the 5200 can easily wire up a paddle to go into it to play analog games. Thats what I did.

 

Also I wired up a paddle for the Vectrex ..

[Microvision replacement screen project - pre-order & purchase here]

If this project comes to fruition, I would like to be in on it.

[Vectrex games that use two controllers?]

Chris Binarystar has been making some 2 player controller hacks of the original games.

Im working to install the new repro Vectrex circuit into my sit down Asterioids cocktail arcade game. So with a switch I can select Asteroids arcade or Vectrex. Because there are two sets of buttons, Chris has modified some games to use both in games that alternate gameplay. So when one player loses a ship, the other player across the table can play.

[Did you get Adventure the month it was released?]

I got my Adventure sometime in 1980.