Magmavision2000 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 alright, so I made a post here about a week ago asking for some tips on repairing my light sixer. nobody. responded so I decided to take matters into my own hands and tried to fix my Atari. so after about an hour trying to get it to work I gave up and decided to see if anyone can repair it. So if anybody can repair my light sixer please PM me with details. (sorry for my grammar I'm a little bit agitated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InactiveX Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Probably best to calm down, eh? I don't know about everyone else but I wouldn't fix anything for someone with such a bad attitude. Hope you get it repaired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 So tell us what it's symptoms are and what you tried to do to fix it? And what kind of TV are you using? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 alright, so I made a post here about a week ago asking for some tips on repairing my light sixer. nobody. responded so I decided to take matters into my own hands and tried to fix my Atari. so after about an hour trying to get it to work I gave up and decided to see if anyone can repair it. So if anybody can repair my light sixer please PM me with details. (sorry for my grammar I'm a little bit agitated) Maybe in the wrong section of the forum, I could move this to the hardware forum, if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Well, lots of us here work on, repair or restore our 2600's. Tell us what the symptoms are, preferably with photos or a short video of the problems. I'm sure someone can offer up suggestions. And once people understand what kind of problems you're having, you might get an offer to fix it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 alright, so first off sorry if I came off as rude. second, I'll post a video on my channel tonight to show you guys the symptoms. have a great Saturday and God bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 here's the video detailing the symptom: it just simply will not turn on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theor Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 To start with the basics, what's the voltage in front and after the voltage regulator? You should have 9.x Volts in front , and 5.0 +-0.2 Volt after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 A quick and simple test on the power supply is to slowly plug in the power supply into the back of the Atari. 9 times out of 10, you will see a tiny little blue spark as you plug it in. If you see the spark, the power adapter is most likely good. No spark after a few tries, the brick might be bad. This is by no means a fool-proof method...a multimeter is obviously a more definite means of testing the power supply. it's just something I've noticed on the several units/power supplies I've had over the years. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 okay, so I've hooked it up to a multimeter and here's what I got: AC 5.2 and DC 125.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theor Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) There's no way AC can leak inductively down the 7805. And no way to get 125V DC from a 9V/1A AC adapter. Did you mean 5V DC after the 7805 and 125V AC from the mains? If so, then the next step is to check the solders on the main board and reseat the 6507, RIOT and TIA. Use an antistatic wristband or at least periodically ground yourself before / while handling the circuit. Edited July 7, 2018 by theor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 There's no way AC can leak inductively down the 7805. And no way to get 125V DC from a 9V/1A AC adapter. Did you mean 5V DC after the 7805 and 125V AC from the mains? If so, then the main step is to check the solders and reseat the 6507, RIOT and TIA. Use an antistatic wristband or at least periodically ground yourself before / while handling the circuit. yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Does your system have a channel switch on bottom? I noticed you're on ch 2. There's a bunch of L6ers that use only ch 3, like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magmavision2000 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Does your system have a channel switch on bottom? I noticed you're on ch 2. There's a bunch of L6ers that use only ch 3, like mine. I actually had it on channel 3 before switching it to channel 2, my VCR doesn't show the channel number after 10 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I actually had it on channel 3 before switching it to channel 2, my VCR doesn't show the channel number after 10 seconds Check for 5vdc on pin 3 of RF modulator. No matter which way you count, it's the same pin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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