Phaedrus32 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hey everyone, I picked up a 2600 and I can't get any games to display on the screen. I can see the power is working because it is "trying" to put something up, but nothing recognizable. I've tried 8 different games and they all have a similar result: Thick vertical bars. Seems like different games put up different color bars... not sure that is a clue or not. No sound come through the TV. Where do I start? I really want to make this thing work. Surprisingly, it looks like it is fantastic condition cosmetically. I took the board out and checked the RF cable. It does not appear to be kinked/cut. There are no obvious "burned" parts. One last tip. It didn't come with a tv/game switch, so I got one of those F connectors to coax that I'm using. My appologies if there is already a place on this forum for this type of thing. Any help/leads you could give would be very appreciated. Thanks! Phaedrus32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Its likely nothing more than dirty cart contacts. Check out this guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv3 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Swaping out the main chips is a good next step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus32 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sadly, the cleaning didn't work. Any other ideas? Below is the link on youtube where I took a quick video of what the screen looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NZi4gvs2XQ&feature=youtu.be Any thoughts would be appreciated! Phaedrus32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus32 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'm going to get a mulitmeter to test some of the components. Anyone have a good guide to use (or videos)? Phaedrus32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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