GameGuy

For $20, what the heck! Sounds like you might have a loose connection on the neck board or possibly a flakey color drive transistor. They're cheap and easy to replace.

ok guys, I'm just getting into the whole atari thing. So i'm not sure if your talking home or arcade. But, when I first started in the arcade business, my two fav. games were and still are, Steel Talons and Road Riot

thanks, me either, trying to figure out why this thing is powering up in self-test mode. haven't been able to look at it in a while, the owner is in vegas for a week.

no problem, hope they can help you out

I agree with pitbull, if it aint broke don't fix it. Other than general cleaning, the rest depends on how often the game is played and how hard it is played. As long as it's not abused a switch or joystick could last a lifetime.

The company that i woked for used to deal with a distributor that I believe was in Atlanta. Yep they are. (just looked it up). Greater Southern Distributing. Unfotunately I don't have their phone #, but I do have the address. 2164 Marrietta Blvd. Atlanta, Ga. 30318. It's been a couple of years since I dealt with them. Don't even know if they're still around. But maybe you can look em up. If that doesn't pan uot let me know. I'll make a few calls and see if I can find someone.

ok people, gotta question. A friend of mine recently bought an Asteroids Deluxe. I've been repairing games for the last ten years, so he asked me to take a look at it. Problem is, none of my experience is on anything this old. It appears to be stuck in a self test. Where the manual says there is a test switch, there is none. Does anyone know of a different location for the test switch? Or is there a dip sw. that puts it into self test?

Joysticks are a dime a dozen, but the monitor is a def. problem. Sounds like it's not gonna be working for long.

The game is probably missing the PCB. If you power it up you should see an orange glow in the neck of the tube. Also, if you have header and coin door lights the power supply is probably ok.(if you don't have a meter handy or don't know how to use one.)