controllers

[edweird13]

I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system.

[atari5200dude]

Who did you get it from?

[+Mitch]

I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system.

 

Does the problem happen on both joystick ports or just one?

 

Mitch

[edweird13]

I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system.

 

Does the problem happen on both joystick ports or just one?

 

Mitch

both

[ApolloBoy]

I had the exact same problem with my 5200. I remember swapping out a chip, but I forget what exactly it was.

[edweird13]

I had the exact same problem with my 5200. I remember swapping out a chip, but I forget what exactly it was.

I wonder how hard it would be to get said chip and how much it costs.

[+Mitch]

Hmm, maybe the Pokey chip? If so I think they usually run about $5.

 

Mitch

[edweird13]

is this a socketed chip and if so could I pull it out of my 7800 beef drop and try it?

[+Mitch]

It should be socketed on the 5200 but I doubt it is on your Beef Drop cart. If you have an old Atari computer you could borrow one from there.

 

Mitch

[Artlover]

I've had simmilar problems on my 5200's, and it's always been the 4052 analog mux/demux chips that had failed.

[ApolloBoy]

I've had simmilar problems on my 5200's, and it's always been the 4052 analog mux/demux chips that had failed.

 

I believe that was the chip I swapped out.

[edweird13]

Where can i get one of there chips?

[ApolloBoy]

Where can i get one of there chips?

 

I didn't buy a new one. IIRC, I swapped out the faulty 4052 with a working one in the system that controlled controller ports 3 and 4.

 

EDIT: Here's the original thread that solved my problem.

Edited August 13, 2007 by ApolloBoy

[Artlover]

Where can i get one of there chips?

Usual places; Digikey, Mouser, Unicorn Electronics, Newark, Jameco, any electronic component distributor.

[edweird13]

Im just gonna get a new board from Best Electronics.

[ApolloBoy]

Im just gonna get a new board from Best Electronics.

 

Why do that? Just swap the chips as I did and you can get your 5200 up and running without spending anything.