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Cool, thanks for the tips! Still no pics sorry. I've been on night shift all week, and regular life has been on low-power maintainance mode... I've done my share of basic computer repairs in the past, but I'm interested into getting into more hands-on stuff like soldering and the like. As I said, there's several 2600s in the haul, so parts swapping is definitely an option. As far as the coleco goes ... eh. I'm not in a rush with that one. I want to focus on the 2600s first.

A number of years ago I was given an absolute bonanza of old consoles, mostly 2600s of various types (like 4 or 5 of them?) but also a coleco and an old sega. It was just the consoles and a bunch of cartridges. Ne peripherals, power supplies or anything else. I tried getting one or two of them working at the time with a power supply I bought from an electronics store. One went "pop!", and I couldn't get any of the rest to do anything, apart from the coleco which gave me a real fuzzy picture, but I couldn't do anything else with it. I got really discouraged and haven't touched them since. Currently they're packed up in various boxes, but I'm finding myself interested in looking into getting them going again, but the right way this time. The only problem is, I don't even know where to start. Can someone give me some tips? Where should I start? Will the generic power supply I got be OK, or do I need something specific? (I like in Australia btw. 240V AC, 50Hz). What cables do I need and how do I get a picture on a TV? (I'm currently looking for a suitable crt, but until then all I have is a modern sony LED) Given most of the consoles are probably borked, what tools should I look at getting for troubleshooting and repair? And can someone point me to some good online tutorials/resources? Pictures to come (when I find them all and dig them out)! Thanks in advance!