traindriver69 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hi all I have just got hold of a Atari 800 computer and noticed that the little clamps by the cartridge slots that hold the top lid on are missing does anyone know if these are available anywhere or does anyone have 3D printer plans for them so that I could print a pair off. Many Thankks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 You could try myatari.com or best electrics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Is there nothing (screwholes) there or are there screws (with biggish heads)? Later 800s don‘t have the tabs as they came with 48K anyway and normal users would not need to get below the top lid. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traindriver69 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 There are two screws with washers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Those are put there by Atari. The late model 800's used the screws with washers instead of the opposing levers. They work fine. Edited February 25, 2019 by Sugarland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1977 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Best sell them, 'Flip lid brown swivel lock lever, part number CO14001' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Best sell them, 'Flip lid brown swivel lock lever, part number CO14001' Makes you wonder how you would ever need these as a replacement part. Somewhat hard to lose them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Makes you wonder how you would ever need these as a replacement part. Somewhat hard to lose them If seen people break them off, and wear them down... don't know what the heck they were doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 If seen people break them off, and wear them down... don't know what the heck they were doing... I opened the compartment and looked at my cards every couple of months, sometimes took them out and put them back in. Just because I could. Would have loved some "other" cards than the standard OS and 3x16 but no such stuff ever turned up my side of the Atlantic. Maybe some people took a habit like that to the extreme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Be warned: if you try to use the brown levers on 800's without the raised aluminum casting under the levers, the levers won't work right (stay centered) and they will slide around and the lid will come loose. You will have to put some kind of spacer inside the brown lever to keep it centered. I know this from experience. DavidMil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Be warned: if you try to use the brown levers on 800's without the raised aluminum casting under the levers, the levers won't work right (stay centered) and they will slide around and the lid will come loose. You will have to put some kind of spacer inside the brown lever to keep it centered. I know this from experience. DavidMil Do what I did, just swap the metal shield with one that has the raised parts... Okay, I have way too many 800s around here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Okay, I have way too many 800s around here. Why not share with the rest of us? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hi all I have just got hold of a Atari 800 computer and noticed that the little clamps by the cartridge slots that hold the top lid on are missing does anyone know if these are available anywhere or does anyone have 3D printer plans for them so that I could print a pair off. Many Thankks I've got probably 1,000 of them, how many you want and tell me where to send the envelope. I fly out to CA 25 years ago, there was an old building that a family owned, the father passed away and the son went into the property that they themselves hadn't been in for over a decade and it was an Atari 1st article review office, filled with tons of parts and equipment, so I've got more of those latches than I know what to do with. Here's a handful of them among other parts I have in a huge storage container: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Those are put there by Atari. The late model 800's used the screws with washers instead of the opposing levers. They work fine. The aluminum RF chassis on the later 800's is different, the screw holes are flush, the earlier ones had raised poles where the latches were placed onto and screwed down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I've got probably 1,000 of them, how many you want and tell me where to send the envelope. I fly out to CA 25 years ago, there was an old building that a family owned, the father passed away and the son went into the property that they themselves hadn't been in for over a decade and it was an Atari 1st article review office, filled with tons of parts and equipment, so I've got more of those latches than I know what to do with. Here's a handful of them among other parts I have in a huge storage container: IMG_7732.jpg Would you part with one or two of these clear parts as well? I‘d gladly pay for postage to Austria and a donation to the museum. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Would you part with one or two of these clear parts as well? I‘d gladly pay for postage to Austria and a donation to the museum. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Yeah, sure... I'll put them in a small bubble envelope, it can't cost very much to send them, they'd be under an ounce in weight. PM your details, I'll ship them Monday and tell you what it cost me and you can paypal it to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 okay, so 3 people PM'd me and I have 3 packages of latches and other requested parts going out today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks Curt! Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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