shantke Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Model 68509 Video Game Accessory Tester- I just acquired this from eBay. Has anybody ever seen one of these before? I can't find any information about it. Does anyone know what a 361.75800 might be? Maybe a part number for a Sears Heavy Sixer? I wonder if this was used by the Atari Service Department or maybe Sear Repair Services. This is what I have for cross referenced part numbers from Sears Catalogs I could find online. Any help or information about this thing would be greatly appreciated, Thanks! Front Top Side Back 1 361.75800(SEARS ?) 2637.75001(SEARS VIDEO ARCADE 6SL) 637.75005(SEARS VIDEO ARCADE 4SW) PADDLE 637.75000(SEARS VIDEO ARCADE II) 3497.750220{497.75220}(SEARS SUPER VIDEO ARCADE) 4637.75850(ATARI 5200 FOUR PORT?) 637.7850C(ATARI 5200 TWO PORT) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Almost looks home-made out of Radio Shack parts. It'd be interesting to see inside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 The circuit boards look printed to me, not generic but I could be wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 It's a printed board. But with no manufacturer info on it, and a generic case, I'm guessing it was built in limited quantities for Sears repair centers (they used to have those). Is there any printing (copyrights, etc) on the circuit boards? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 One board has a "7" on it and the other smaller board has a "12" and a "F." Sadly no dates that I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Neat, never heard of that before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidak Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I saw this on facebook! Super interesting device. From my 3 seconds looking at the image, it doesn't seem like there is a lot of electronics in the actual device. Atari joysticks are just arrays of switches, so it seems like this device might just test the conductivity of the switches. But then again there are some heatsinks on either side of the board... so I'm not sure if it has any active components... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I don't think those are heatsinks - I think they're clips for 9 volt batteries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidak Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Oh you're totally right. I was like - are they pots? Are they MOSFETS? Woops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Correct, no chips of any kind. Just LEDs, wiring, circuits, 2 9V Batteries and a Voltmeter. The LEDs come on in different patterns depending on what you push on the joystick. I wonder if there was some kind of book to tell you what was supposed to light up and when. I could figure out the patterns and right them down for the Atari sticks, but I don't have a Sears Super Arcade Controller. I wonder if it would be wired the same as an Intellivision II controller that I also don't have yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Since there is a port for more than 9 pins, you can automatically assume this is a later product. Odd and cool looking though, can't say I've come across one like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 The #4 Port has 15 pins and the part number on the side is the same number used in the 1983 Sears Wishbook for the Atari 5200 two port. I hooked up a 5200 controller to that Port #4 and the buttons all light up the LEDs in different sequences and moving the joystick makes the Voltmeter bounce around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 ...but I don't have a Sears Super Arcade Controller. I wonder if it would be wired the same as an Intellivision II controller that I also don't have yet? It is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks! When I get one, I'll plug it in to the tester and see what happens. Edited January 21, 2018 by shantke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This is really neat! Congrats on a cool find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achancesw Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 so what did you pay for it? Im about to ebay one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 I would buy another one if the price was right. The first one I got was low priced. I think that it is rare enough item that no one is looking for it so it doesn't drive the price up much. There is also next to zero information about it other than what is in this thread. No ads from old magazines, no commercials or any mention of it in catalogs. I think it was probably a repair tool used by Sears Repair Centers based on the stickers having Sear Parts numbers for the Atari Controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achancesw Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 10:19 AM, shantke said: I would buy another one if the price was right. The first one I got was low priced. I think that it is rare enough item that no one is looking for it so it doesn't drive the price up much. There is also next to zero information about it other than what is in this thread. No ads from old magazines, no commercials or any mention of it in catalogs. I think it was probably a repair tool used by Sears Repair Centers based on the stickers having Sear Parts numbers for the Atari Controllers. the one I have came form a closed parts and repair center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantke Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 That is interesting and cool. I just wish more information or documentation about the tester could be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Cool device. I just received one of these from a friend at work. Not in the best of condition though. My friends' father was a repair tech for Sears Roebuck for 40 some years so this all makes sense that it's a tester from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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