Troubleshooting the 2600

[Phaedrus32]

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

[RevEng]

Its likely nothing more than dirty cart contacts. Check out this guide.

[jv3]

Swaping out the main chips is a good next step

[Phaedrus32]

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

[Phaedrus32]

I'm going to get a mulitmeter to test some of the components. Anyone have a good guide to use (or videos)?

 

Phaedrus32