Added Odyssey 2 Atari compatible Joy Stick Ports +

[forrestsmith]

Taking inspiration from this thread and following the wiring instructions I added joy stick ports onto my Odyssey 2 that are Atari compatible. I also rewired the factory joy sticks so I can still use them. Instead of connecting new cables to the mother board though I just used the factory joy stick cable that was already in place and wired them onto the new ports. Since I was at it I also added and on/off LED light and hooked up a new RF cable (some how I found a silver one in my parts box the looks pretty sharp) and cleaned the motherboard and cartridge port.

The outside of the case had some pretty bad scratches on it so I decide to repaint it. I used Rust Oleum Silver textured metallic paint. Its still has a factory look with a little more pop. The texture is very subtle like a textured plastic. I have had very good luck using this paint in the past.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/184738-modded-my-odyssey-2-to-use-atari-joysticks/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 11, 2015 by forrestsmith

[eebuckeye]

Wow.. really nice work!

[+pboland]

Nice looking OD2. One of my favorite systems. BTW, if you can find an older style OD2, they already have detachable controllers. Unfortunately, the 9 pin din is not compatible with atari without modifications.

[carlsson]

Perhaps you want to add a small note to the case that the ports are customized to take Atari style joysticks, just for that sake you would come across loose Odyssey^2 joysticks one day and by mistake plug them in. However I can't recall how much different the pinout is, if it could cause problems or not.

[Seob]

Can't do harm putting a original o2 joystick to a atari compatible ports. Ground isn't connected and a few other lines are different.

 

Nice looking o2.

[Jess Ragan]

Good design. I think I had my joystick ports on the side of the system after trying unsuccessfully to put them in the back. I don't know what I was thinking either...

[Rob Mitchell]

I've got my O2 and Voice apart and plan to paint like yours .. Thanks

[Rob Mitchell]

When you painted yours, you painted over the ODYSSEY 2 logo on the left upper side. What did you replace it with??