garty

Hi. First of all, I'm new to this forum, and very new to the world of Atari. Having browsed this excellent website I decided that I had to own a 2600 Woody console. So after a bit of persistance I found one on eBay for a reasonable price. (Immensely pleased with it, but that's another story!) Imagine my delight when I looked at the label underneath to find that it's one of the original, 1977 Sunnyvale models, the "heavy sixer", surely? The exact text on the label goes; "MFG. BY ATARI INC., SUNNYVALE, CA. MODEL NO. CX-2600 COVERED BY U.S. PATENTS 3,793,483; 3,900,886; 3,723,652; 3,728,480; RE 28507; RE 28598 & PATENT PENDING S.N. 90112" The label certainly looks like it's been there since 1977, and the console looks like it's that old. But, it's clearly not a heavy sixer. Looking closely at photos and discussion on this subject before, it's a PAL non-heavy 2600. I've completely dismantled it, and the ticket taped to the inside does not have a date but a printed number. The motherboard itself is a reddish-brown colour, and has a seperate piece of paper attached to it with a different printed number. Interestingly, it looks like the RF modulator may have been replaced, but this could be just a small defect. There's no reason for the seller to try and pass something off as a heavy sixer as it was sold as a "normal" 2600 woody. So what have I got? Any ideas? I know there has been a lot of discussion on this before, but no real conclusions have been reached. Any input would be appreciated.