Is my TIA chip broken or can i still fix my new classic woody six ?

[nommix]

Hello everybody,

 

I recently bought a very nice pal (I'm from europe) atari 2600 woody six and all was well.

But it has developed a slight problem,(after it got knocked off the table about 13 inch high)...

the picture is in the wrong place on the tv screen...(and yes I know i'm an idiot :-)

First i thought the rf tuner got knocked around but I've tried fine tunning and it doesn't get any better then this.

 

My question is can i fix this or should i be looking out for a replacement console ?

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated !

 

Cheers

[+SpiceWare]

Open it up and see if you have any socketed chips. If so, try reseating the chips (push down on each one).

[Wickeycolumbus]

I'm wondering it it's actually the RIOT chip, the display looks pretty good. Issues with the RAM and timers could cause the distorted frame.

[nommix]

Open it up and see if you have any socketed chips. If so, try reseating the chips (push down on each one).

Thanks for your advice, I opened it up wiggled the chips a little bit....and...

 

Victory, I have a fully functional woody six once more !!