CopterCommando Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just got it today, worked for about an hour then the picture went screwy, and one of the controls is pretty filthy and will not work at all. I am not in the least bit tech savvy and will probably make things worse if i attempt it myself, so somebody help me haha....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 first thing to probably try is clean the carts http://atariage.com/howto/clean_cartridges.htmluse a high percentage rubbing alcohol (like 90%) should have it Wal-mart or grocery store some good tips on cleaning the controllers on youtube , can use same supplies ideally would be best for someone local to help you tinker with it. where are you located roughly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 cleaned all the games immediately, like i say they were working, just cleaned out the cartridge slot as well, we shall see, i don't wanna mess with this too much. i am in nj and can ship it free from my job so that is not an issue..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Still not working, boxed it back up so I don't aggrivate myself further ha, somebody fix this thing for me, will pay haha...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bah Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just got it today, worked for about an hour then the picture went screwy, and one of the controls is pretty filthy and will not work at all. I am not in the least bit tech savvy and will probably make things worse if i attempt it myself, so somebody help me haha....... If you just got it an and it worked only briefly, i might consider sending it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 I ended up getting another one from a guy who refurbishes them and it works just fine, so that's all good. Gonna keep the box, power supply, and one good controller from the other one anyway as backups. If anybody wants this screwy console and other controller to take on a project for themselves, I will offer it up for the cost of shipping and nothing more. Also does anyone think you might be able to mod a Colecovision controller for 5200? Have a few extra of those and would be willing to let them be used as guinea pigs ha, seems like it might be a better alternative to the regular 5200 controller if it's actually possible..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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