liquidcross

You mean the one on www.atari.com? 'Fraid so. And according to that site, Infogrames' North American operations division is indeed called Atari, Inc. Rock on!

Hey, you could power up NES, SNES, etc with no cart in there...the power light still came on. With the Jag, I was getting no response from the system whatsoever; no light, no signal, no nuthin'.

Ah, really? Cool! I'm in the process of hunting down a copy of Tempest 2000. I'll be sure to pass this on to my friend; he was having a similar problem. Many thanks!

It was an official Jag adapter. That's the plan. If it doesn't work, I'll swear up a storm, then threaten a few folks on this board in order to secure a new deck.

I won a deck only off of eBay, and there was no guarantee that it worked or not (the guy had no accessories, so he couldn't test it). It was only a few bucks, so I figured I didn't have much to lose. Anyways, I borrowed an AC adapter from a friend of mine (I know that works; I doublechecked it with a voltmeter), plugged it in along with my RF switch...and the deck won't power up. I disassembled the unit, and discovered that something had been spilled into the cartridge port and formed a sticky residue (probably juice or the like). I'm going to try cleaning it off, then attempt to power up the system again. All ports and connections are intact, and in great condition. Any other suggestions? Somehow, I get the feeling that finding a replacement deck would be a real pain in the ass...

Check your PMs. Sorry about the delay...I was in Florida all weekend.

Anyone got an extra copy they'd be willing to part with? I don't care if it's complete with box, manual, etc.

Holy shit! That's insane!

I've got a Jaguar deck on the way that's untested. I want to make sure the thing boots properly and whatnot before I shell out cash on controllers and games. I've seen the A/V and AC adapters on eBay, but I'd rather get them both in one shot so I don't get spanked on shipping. Can anyone help me out?

Bloody hell. I better think of some other stuff to throw in that order, so I don't get raped on handling charges.

Hey 'WIZ, before I forget...where do you get your purple LEDs? DigiKey, or someplace else?

No problem. I'm just used to writing 1M ohm, 2.7k ohm, etc. Anyways, I'll get the work done sometime next week. My friend's sending me a Jaguar deck, so I'll have to track down some accessories for it after I return from my vacation this weekend.

Cool. I'll just nab another 3.7V blue LED, and try that. Out of curiosity...what's the "R" notation you used for the resistor? i.e., "330R". Do you mean 330 ohm?

Hm. Odd. you'd think "3 4" would be better notation than "[] O". I think mine's on the "circle" setting now, and it's actually playing on channel 2 (I use a RCA-to-coax adapter rather than a RF switch).

What's that switch on the back of the 7800, next to the RF output? It's got a "square" setting, and a "circle" setting.

I shall. For that "zero ohm" resistor...I can just use a piece of jumper wire instead, yes?

Ah, okay. That's what I figured, but I wasn't exactly sure if that's what those two pots are for. Thanks!

I just got a 7800...but the colors are a bit off. Pitfall!'s trees look blue, and anything that's supposed to be a vibrant red is a dull orange. Any way I can fix this?

So do I. That's why I asked, cuz I wasn't sure which one to use. So I should use a 3.3V model? Good Lord, it's been too long away from my electronics hobby...

Cool. What voltage rating should I look for? I threw a 3.7V one in my Dreamcast, and I know the 5200/7800 LEDs are 5V...

Anyone ever done it? I want to put in a green or blue one... While I'm at it, I wanna swap out the LEDs in my SNES, Genesis, and N64, but we'll take it one system at a time.

Oh, I'm well aware. Me getting one is a WAYS off now anyways, due to the price ($200+ for the frontlit version). I just want to make sure it would work okay with the hardware I've got.

I've been playing my SP like a bastard since mid-February (yes, I imported a Japanese one). I love that thing; I sold my original GBA to my friend, and now we play link-up Advance Wars games all the time. The only flaws with the unit? The aforementioned lack of a headphone jack, and the recessed Start/Select buttons can be a pain to quickly trigger if you've got big hands like I do. Worse still is trying to reset a game by pressing A + B + Start + Select all at once. It takes some real effort.

Those dorks'll dump Metroid Prime in the #1 spot.

Dammit, how come I never come across deals like that?! I want a Jag, but I don't feel like shelling out obscene amounts of cash on eBay...