Sean39 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 There are people on the old thread looking for this one. I passed a link to this one , so you should see more responses coming to this thread now.\ Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banquo Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) The VCS heavy sixer had been my dream console. The first 2600 I ever played was my uncle's 4-switch Vader in the early 80s and I finally got a light sixer of my very own a few years ago which was pretty nice, but this is the model that I've always wanted. I'm so happy to finally own one, and everything on it works like new. NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSCSerial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 43519NMFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale(Owner/AA Member), Banquo(Location= City, State, Country): Kentucky, USAA/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): YesA/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): NoFunctional (Yes/No): YesPrevious Owner: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The only thing that made me really sad was when I got it home and discovered that heavy sixers will not fit properly in the 2600 travel case. Edited March 1, 2019 by Banquo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbehnke747 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Here is my Atari Heavy Sixer, made in Sunnyvale: NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 73252E MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale, CA (Owner/AA Member), jsbehnke747 (Location= City, State, Country): Oshkosh, WI A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes Previous Owner: Unknown-Purchased at a thrift store several years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogul345 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Here's mine! NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: SearsSerial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 44855SMFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale(Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): mogul345 Los Angeles, CAA/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): NoA/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): NoFunctional (Yes/No): YesNotes (Previous owner, display only, white sticker, parts fixed, green connector, Switchboard/Motherboard Revision #): Purchased from @ERRESGAMING on Instagram at SoCal Retrogaming Expo 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPawnsEatPpl Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: Sears Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 16876S MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale, CA (Owner/AA Member), MyPawnsEatPpl (Location= City, State, Country): Slidell, LA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes Previous Owner: Ebay seller aces6690 Switchboard/Motherboard Revision #: C010462 Rev 5 C010433 Rev 7 Parts fixed: Soon to be the power jack. I replaced the RF cable with a subwoofer cable but the old one still works and will be saved. It goes really well with my Sears Tele-Games Center. The new Hyperkin Trooper Retron 77 joystick is a joy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) My pride and joy Type: NTSCSerial # 93971EMFG Location: Sunnyvale, CAOwner: Seattle, WA, USAA/B Channel Slot: NOA/B Channel Switch: NOFunctional: YESNotes: Purchased on Ebay from a seller in my hometown Ventura, CA. This unit is is excellent condition (looks brand new) and is kept stored in the official Atari Game Center console box. - golgotha Edited June 7, 2019 by golgotha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) Atari 2600 Heavy 6 Switch ListWorksheet:NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSCSerial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #16397HMFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale(Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): Santa Monica CA USAA/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): Don't knowA/B Channel Switch (Yes/No):Don't know(never opened atari)Functional (Yes/No):YesNotes (Previous owner, display only, white sticker, parts fixed, green connector, Switchboard/Motherboard Revision #): Bought at local retro video game storeRefurbished (Silver Label) (Yes/No):NoIF REFURBISHED:Refurbished Serial # (Ex:#171267): N/A Edited June 14, 2019 by bluejay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJewell Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #40396J MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): JeffJewell, Greenville, SC, US A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes Notes (Previous owner, display only, white sticker, parts fixed, green connector, Switchboard/Motherboard Revision #): Original owner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDug Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #70225L MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): DimDug A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): Yes A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDug Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #028980 MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): DimDug A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes A cool story, went to my local gaming store today because they had just moved to a new, larger location in town. They must have brought out some older stock, because I saw this inside of a locked glass case. When I asked about it, I was told that it was a broken display unit, but if I wanted a 2600 they had a few working ones behind the counter (which were all 4 switch 2600A's). So I asked them if they would consider selling this display unit, and if so how much. They told me $9.99! Plus everything in store was 15% off for the holiday. It was dusty as heck, but after a good cleaning, it's nice, definitely looks older than any heavy sixer I've come across in the wild. Kind of strange the double manufacture sticker (which is white paper, not metallic), but I'm not about to try to peel the top one off to see what's underneath. Works fine though, just the 'game select' and 'game reset' switch springs have given out, so they have to be manually pushed back up (which is probably why they thought the console was broken). Edited July 4, 2019 by DimDug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDug Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #30948G MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): DimDug A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): Yes A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes Edited August 19, 2019 by DimDug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wester Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Been a long time since I have been on the forum, thank you mtshark7 for not letting the project die. Bringing back a lot of nostalgia seeing all the H6'ers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdewees Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I have 4 Heavy Sixers Unit 1) NTSC/PAL/Atari/Special: NTSC Serial # 69559 E MFG Location Sunnyvale,CA (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): bdewees, OH, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): no A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No):no Functional (Yes/No): Yes In original Chess piece Box from 1977 all original with no mods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdewees Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I have 4 Heavy Sixers Unit 2) NTSC/PAL/Atari/Special: NTSC Serial # 32888 F MFG Location Sunnyvale,CA (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): bdewees, OH, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): no A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No):no Functional (Yes/No): Yes Near mint with no mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdewees Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) I have 4 Heavy Sixers Unit 3) NTSC/PAL/Atari/Special: NTSC Serial # 91725 H MFG Location Sunnyvale,CA (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): bdewees, OH, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): yes A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No):no Functional (Yes/No): Yes This is one has the A/B Channel slot in the case but does not have a channel switch inside on the board. From all the build dates this seems right. Not sure if this is from factory or possible repair. Bought this one off eBay so there is no past data. Edited January 15, 2020 by bdewees Forgot Serial Number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdewees Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I have 4 Heavy Sixers Unit 4) (Very Early Sears Tele-Games Unit) NTSC/PAL/Atari/Special: Sears / NTSC Serial # 58707 R MFG Location Sunnyvale,CA (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): bdewees, OH, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): no A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No):no Functional (Yes/No): Yes Almost new in box and all packing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleoo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSCSerial #: #50718NMFG Location: SUNNYVALE(Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): CLEOO, Los Angeles, California USAA/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): YESA/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): NOFunctional (Yes/No): YESNotes: Case: Switchboard: Motherboard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Bought a Sears Heavy on a whim this past Saturday and here's what I've got: NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: Sears Serial #: 81169T MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): ApolloBoy; Campbell, CA, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Unknown, I just got through cleaning it up and am waiting on the switchboard to dry out (it was super filthy inside so I gave it a wash!) Notes: Has the "STOP - DO NOT ATTEMPT GAME REPAIR" sticker, all the chips have mid-1977 datecodes, purchased from eBay seller meleeislandretro on 2/15/2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Here’s an update to my last post, I just got through testing it and it works perfectly! The switches do need a really good cleaning and it could use some new caps, but it’s performed quite well and it’s also the first six-switch system where I didn’t need to mash in those Atari Corp. carts. Here’s a pic of the serial along with one of it in action and a couple of beauty shots... Edited February 18, 2020 by ApolloBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I found this heavy sixer cx-2600 on Ebay. The unit is in immaculate condition, seller kept it boxed in a closet since 1980. The interesting thing is that the seller had grown up less than 2 miles from me, so even though I lost my original unit back in the early 80s, this one is the closest I can get to replacing it. Serial 93971 E One of my best prizes in my collection! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDPLZ Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 If I'm reading the list properly, mine appears to be the earliest on here? Is there an explanation of the manufacturing order/dates? NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 55686E MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), RWDPLZ (Location= City, State, Country): Traverse City Michigan, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Partially Previous Owner: Unknown Notes: Plays Donkey Kong and Dig Dug perfectly, potentially others, other games do not work. Attempting to repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDug Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 7/4/2019 at 3:36 PM, DimDug said: NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #028980 MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): DimDug A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDPLZ Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 1:25 PM, RWDPLZ said: If I'm reading the list properly, mine appears to be the earliest on here? Is there an explanation of the manufacturing order/dates? NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 55686E MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), RWDPLZ (Location= City, State, Country): Traverse City Michigan, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Partially Previous Owner: Unknown Notes: Plays Donkey Kong and Dig Dug perfectly, potentially others, other games do not work. Attempting to repair System has been repaired, fully functional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger75 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Here is mine, I recently found it on an internet store. NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): 71799F MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale, CA (Owner/AA Member), avenger75 (Location= City, State, Country): Paris, France A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): No A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): No Functional (Yes/No): Yes I purchased it in game store on internet. and modified it with composite mod. My first VCS was a Vader, I won it as it was one of the price of a TV program contest in the early eighties. The Vader was a SECAM unit, and I can now appreciate the color of a NTSC heavy sixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Here’s mine - sorry for bad pics. I am the original owner of this unit, purchased for me and my siblings by our parents in 1977. I am in possession of a lot of original pieces / documentation, etc. Some of you may have seen my FB posts. I am still trying to locate my trove of games of which I’m fairly certain (not 100%) I have at least one rare game. Could be wrong but need to locate to be sure. I’m also the original owner of an Atari 400 computer I purchased new around 1979 or 1980. NTSC/PAL/Sears/Special: NTSC Serial # (Ex: #54035V or #007649): #23392F MFG Location (Sunnyvale, Taiwan): Sunnyvale (Owner/AA Member), (Location= City, State, Country): rdefabri, NJ, USA A/B Channel Slot (Yes/No): ? A/B Channel Switch (Yes/No): ? Functional (Yes/No): Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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