Atari 2600 Heavy Sixer - Convert from NTSC to PAL

[Atari 2600 Heavy Sixer - Convert from NTSC to PAL]

Thanks Alex. This i will have to give a) a try at some point then.

[whats your rarest 2600 game you have?]

I've got 2 copies of Cakewalk and all the Bomb games

[Atari 2600 Heavy Sixer - Convert from NTSC to PAL]

Hi Guys

 

This is my first post here so please be gentle with me.

 

I'm from the UK and I've recently bought a couple of Heavy Sixer's from the States.

 

I have modded one of them with a composite video kit and it works great. However, I was wondering what else I would need to do to convert the system into a PAL unit? I've read about the TIA and how it differs so my questions are:

 

a) Could I replace the system board only with a PAL light sixer, keeping the switch board and all other original components? Would this work?

 

b) If I was to keep the system board and replace the TIA with a PAL unit, is there anything else I need to consider? The info on the internet I've found seems to be pretty vague. I read something about the crystal also needing replacing and maybe some other bits?

 

Thanks in advance