Demand better when buying on ebay.

[Demand better when buying on ebay.]

 

[Atari 2600 point of sale cabinet]

1 hour ago, Jfrik84 said:

Thanks, that helps. I do have all of the shelves for the inside. And I think I can reattach the busted side with few issues. I have already pulled the doors off and I'm having a local acrylics place cut some new ones for me.

 

That's an awesome piece you have there! I imagine finding original parts and pieces is even more difficult than finding the cabinet itself. 

I chalk it up to "The thrill of the hunt". All the ones that got away I can still count on one hand though.

 

also FWIW, I havn't seen YOUR particular style shelving unit here at Atari Age before.

 

12 minutes ago, Atarian7 said:

Why is there a San Francisco 49er sticker on there?

 

I did wind up affixing a decal to my unit.

Spoiler

 

 

[Atari 2600 point of sale cabinet]

nice haul !!!

 

a locksmith aught to be able to make you some extra keys

 

I would look at the side wall that is still fitted together nicely to see how to fix the left side

 

any shelves inside ?

 

Man I thought I had a detail of JUST a shelf they are at a slight pitch backward I think.

 

Anyways here's a pic of a unit I have ( different than yours but I'd imagine the shelving would be exactly similar.)

I'm looking for the PCB & sheilding that belongs inside still.

[Where to test 2600 Cartridges?]

The best way is to hook up your system, there are a few way to hook up an old system to a new TV.

https://atariage.com/howto/connect.html

You may have to scan for analogue channels.

 

If you get just a black screen on a game, try another til you get a picture, the black screen game may just need to be cleaned.

https://atariage.com/howto/clean_cartridges.html

 

It appears you want to determine that they work to sell them. list as "untested" and let the market determine the value (these games are pretty robust and probably still work)

 

 

[Pong IV]

I play my Atari on the same TV, it is also seen in the movie "The Big Lebowski" early in the film.

 

Cool find on the pong unit.

[VECTRAL ! New Game is approaching fast.]

Pretty cool; I imagine it'll work with a factory light pen & conversely the finger pen would work with other light-pen games.

[Atari 2600 Kiosk - Sold]

Shot you a PM

[Wico "The Boss" joystick disassembly question]

I re assembled it after the initial photos -BUT- thought it'd be a good idea to open it up again & snap a pic of the other side of the PCB , I saw a part number for the board but no date.

 

 

getting even pressure around the disc with a wrench is a great idea kind of like an automotive window crank remover

[Wico "The Boss" joystick disassembly question]

I went in the hard way I guess, putting back together was MUCH easier !!!

 

I pried the button from the top but saw it was easier from the bottom , I imagine some heat from a hair dryer would help

 

if needs be a c-clip around the pink directional actuator

 

[2600 Kiosk Find]

On the leading edge of my control panel I filled it in with Testors white model paint, I imagine it was originally baked on. the joysticks will accommodate an Atari cx-40 rubber boot, I think I applied a bit of silicone grease before I slipped it on with the though of "what if I wanna remove it at some point"

 

Any favorite games so far ?

 

[2600 Kiosk Find]

this section in the manual might help, on each switch you need to find the common & the open contact

[2600 Kiosk Find]

 

nice haul !!! I'm looking for the circuit board setup you have with the buttons & sheilding and the placard on the control panel

1 hour ago, Veteran_Of_The_Cola_Wars said:

One final thought. I looked at the service manual to double check my memory on the power supply required, but it doesn't specifically name it. I *believe* it was a standard Atari HCD AC unit (used with the 400/800/1200 computers, 810/1050 disk drives, and 850 interface). But you'll obviously want confirmation of this before you go plugging one in. Good luck!

I have read this about the power supply before as well and can't find where .... but there was the part number included with the specific power supply that matched the 800 computers power supply.

[Arkyology - New prototype discovered - Finished Game!]

7 hours ago, brad112 said:

Found this topic a week ago and just finished reading the entire thing. This game looks incredibly fun and I like the idea of seeing your progression through the "days". I see it's been about 5 years of hoping this would develop into its own cartridge. I don't know anything about programming or technicals of 2600 or carts, but I'm very comfortable using a computer. I'm considering buying a Harmony cart mostly just to play this game...and eventually some others. My question is how easy is it to use the harmony cart? and is the harmony cart the best option for what I want to do?
 

Thanks!

https://stella-emu.github.io/

Emulation on a PC is another alternative. but using a keyboard for controls is a downside , some adapters for Atari sticks are easy to come by but most all don't work for paddle controls (Arkyology uses a stick so that's good )

 

A Harmony cart is the way to go and still being produced https://harmony.atariage.com/Site/Order.html

 

I have both the above options but still looking forward to a stand-alone fully packaged product.

[Stunt Cycle SC-450 teardown]

not trying to thread-jack:

 

On 9/25/2020 at 3:32 PM, Kokovec69 said:

The Vec uses three resistors in series (10K joy, 10K pot, 4.7K resistor) that are connected across +/-5V rails.
The 10K pot is adjusted to swing between +/-2.5V (from what I remember).
The output of the pots are sent through an ADC (successive approximation) so the +/-2.5V swing is critical to getting an accurate reading of the joystick.

 

it was the physical potentiometer with the auto centering spring inside I was looking for. I did fix one with a broken spring using an atari cart spring and that worked pretty ok.

 

 

[Arkyology - New prototype discovered - Finished Game!]

I keep checking the Store to see if Arkyology is available. It's good to see the eyecandy and updates to the other areas of the hobby that keeps this place rolling along.

[Atari Vader repair issue]

did you try cleaning all the carts ? https://atariage.com/howto/clean_cartridges.html

 

usually just a black screen with dirty contacts

 

I dunno if NTSC carts work on a PAL unit or not .... might get a screen roll but not sure

[Giant Label Variation PHOTO Website. Check it out!]

Shot ya a PM with an '87 grey Basketball printed in Hong Kong ( not listed on your sight )

[Any love for Rebound? (Atari Video Pinball)]

I enjoy "Rebound" on my c-380.

 

I think I recall the same video which was a very good one about the console. I can only speculate that the video was getting lengthy and "Rebound" isn't a very intuitive game at first it was easy to just move on.

 

I can also only speculate that if it was called "Basketball" it may have been easier to figure out what to do.  Being a single player game probably had an effect on the title of the game.

 

...

 

ok I just watched the video again:

 

The player stated he had to reshoot the portion and it simply didn't enjoy playing it himself

[Coleco Combat teardown]

On 7/5/2020 at 7:25 PM, BassGuitari said:

Nice work!

 

I have a Telstar Combat but I haven't messed with it in a while. There was something on it I was going to fix but never got around to it. 😅 (Twitchy power switch or something.)

 

Last time I played it I tried to check out the different game modes, but I couldn't tell a difference between them.

I scanned the manual and this seem like a good place for it.

coleco combat model 6065 1977.pdf

[Tombstone]

Got some filler materials for my Gatefold collection. was double packaged in cardboard to keep them in nice shape and arrived quickly.

 

I am pleased with the transaction

[2600 and Other Game Manuals]

A good stash indeed was able to further complete a specific portion of my collection with some filler material.

 

Thank you

[2600 and Other Game Manuals]

shot ya' a PM

 

[Time to buy! Atari 2600]

 

 

Prolly a good time to get a Harmony Encore

 

I don't code so I dunno all the nuances of the different systems so you might wind up wanting to get them all :D

[Atari CX-10 joystick.]

1 hour ago, bradhig1 said:

I just got a CX-10 sometimes it doesn't quite respond to direction changes is this normal.

 

The dome contacts inside may have flattened/weakened ... if you do remove the board take pics for the color code of existing wires from what I remember they are printed wrong on the board

[Stunt Cycle SC-450 teardown]

To properly open one of these you need to remove the left handle grip ( hair dryer to heat and expand it slightly as it is quite difficult the first time )

 

Yeah it's a regular potentiometer, the spring for the throttle is wrapped around the shaft for the right handle. Did yours go back together ok ?

 

I'd still like to know a source for the Vectrex potentiometers