Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Is the chip with the screw in it supposed to have a white glue like substance under it, or is that corrosion? May have solved this...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Is the chip with the screw in it supposed to have a white glue like substance under it, or is that corrosion? May have solved this...? That's heat transfer paste under the voltage regulator, and it's supposed to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Should I check under the casing? How do I remove the main casing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Christ, I made sure every point was a clean solder... cleaned under the casing... I'm giving up here... May try new power adapter but I'm just discouraged between the time and money spent so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Going away for a week... Gonna sit on it, I have an original power supply and RCA cable on the way. Power cable is my last guess. This one is weird and doesn't always work, it has a light that indicates flow and even when it's plugged in it sometimes does nothing. That is the only adaptor I've tried, so that could be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Now touching it isn't making it better... Did I really mess this all up... Ugh kill me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Anddddd now it does. WHY IS THIS SO RANDOM AHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Now touching it isn't making it better... Did I really mess this all up... Ugh kill me lol Anddddd now it does. WHY IS THIS SO RANDOM AHHH Did you ever get your system problems straightened out? I was perusing the Atari VCS Domestic Field Service Manual last night and happened to run across this Service Bulletin. It seems to possibly match your symptoms: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) if you are using one of those bad power cords made from glorified phone chargers, your picture will suck all the time. Easiest way to tell is if it says 100-240v on it. A temporary remedy is to coil the cord up on itself and tie with metal twist ties. You wind up with very short cord, but it does help. Your mention of an LED on it is my clue. Those damn things let radio and tv stations right through them. Edited August 5, 2015 by zylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm waiting on an original power and RF cable, should be here by early next week. Will update, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm waiting on an original power and RF cable, should be here by early next week. Will update, thanks! I had tried a couple of those and they worked ok when testing and still tied up. As soon as I untied them, picture went to hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Originals? Oh boy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Originals? Oh boy... I meant the cheap repops. sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 New RF cable helped a TON!!! Now, there's a VERY small amount of Fuzz, so small it isn't even noticeable without trying to see, once the new power cable comes I'm set! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Great! So, It's basically fixed console wise! Just a few things. -some games look awful, but it's not the console because without changing anything other games look fine. -when I touch the controller (1st is better, but 3rd party is bad) the screen gets a LITTLE fuzzy, as opposed to perfect... Why? Besides that, everything is perfectr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Just guessing: Maybe everything is shielded so well, that now your body work like an antenna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Christ I mean in that case I'll just live with it, it's minuet. Gonna clean the offending games, updates incoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Cleaned games, now 1 of the 2 brokens works! Still static, "lets try 2 player" my brother says. Works. almost perfectly. EVERY. TIME. So my conclusion is, I guess it just needs both controllers. Not the BEST solution, but not very detrimental at all. Any ideas to fix it permanently that would be any better than just doing this? Damn guys, from not working, to garbage visuals, to crispy clean with a small catch. Thanks a bunch for the support guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This may get you 100% where you want to be: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000N7FQB8/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1439175662&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=10+db+signal&dpPl=1&dpID=51syGD6DVjL&ref=plSrch I have one and it works wonders for my Atari 7800 and my Colecovision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 I'll consider it if the power adapter doesn't help, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sr101 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Power adapter fixed everything, no more static under any circumstances. Pro tip: buy original stuff Thanks a ton guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Glad you got it all figured out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnshop Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Power adapter fixed everything, no more static under any circumstances. Pro tip: buy original stuff Thanks a ton guys! i just ran into the same issue with my light sixer that i refurbed.....a generic ac adapter was the culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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