Hardware Question (or old eyes)

[Shquata]

Ok , so I am just looking at some of my Atari stuff and I notice that the Atari Light Sixer and Sears Light Sixer appear to have a slightly different shape when I look at them head on. It looks like the Atari unit has a slight curve to the bottom front . Not as much as the Heavy , but a slight curve , while the Sears unit is Straight across like all the 4 switch units. Are they different , and yes it only took me 30+ years to either notice it or for my eyes to go !!! or did some previous owner switch a Faceplate on one of these ?

The Old Guy

[tetrode kink]

I noticed this once as well. It was a post here at AA where someone posted pics of what was obviously a light-sixer because of the thin plastic on the sides. But the black plastic across the bottom of the woody panel had just an ever-so-slight curve to it. At the time, I convinced myself I was either hallucinating or it was an image defect. When taking very close-up pics, cameras introduces distortion to images where straight lines appear curved. Some cameras handle this distortion better than others.

 

-tet

[A.J. Franzman]

It's also possible that the case bottom of a light sixer could get bent because either: A) there's some kind of foreign object or material preventing the case halves from fitting together properly, or B) the lower front edge of the top is simply not properly aligned and inserted into position in the bottom. The tops were not redesigned for the switch to the light bottom. Take the top off of a light sixer, and you'll notice that the lower front edge is curved, while the matching section of the bottom is (supposed to be) straight. Because of the depth of the lip on the lower half, the curve of the top half is hidden when the case is properly assembled.

[Shquata]

It's also possible that the case bottom of a light sixer could get bent because either: A) there's some kind of foreign object or material preventing the case halves from fitting together properly, or B) the lower front edge of the top is simply not properly aligned and inserted into position in the bottom. The tops were not redesigned for the switch to the light bottom. Take the top off of a light sixer, and you'll notice that the lower front edge is curved, while the matching section of the bottom is (supposed to be) straight. Because of the depth of the lip on the lower half, the curve of the top half is hidden when the case is properly assembled.

 

 

Hello and thanks for the input,

I was only half serious about my eyes and this is me looking at the actual units , not a picture (damn , that would have been too easy !!!) . The top half is indeed curved but so is the bottom. There is nothing blocking it from sitting flush. When I place a straightedge on both , there is a curve on each.The bottom case is not warped as it sits flush on the shelf. The Sears unit bottom is Straight....I know I am probably spending way too much time on this , and most of the folks on here are having a good laugh , but all I can say is , one is curved and the other is not. So , thanks again for the input , if I missed something that everyone else knows then please , continue to have a good laugh on me , and if I have room I will try to bring both units to LasVegas so I can get some witnesses that this thing is curved !!!!!!..... ahhhh , I feel better now., but don't get me wrong , I still plan to Obsess about this for a long time .....

Thanks guys,

The Old Guy