What parts can be salvaged form a non working 2600?

[l3ushwig]

What can be taken from some of my non working systems to use again? I have a few that i would like to take parts off of but i dont know which ones to save. Any ideas?

 

thanks

[l3ushwig]

BOY!!! DO I FEEL STUPID...... i spelt from wrong.....

[Rob Mitchell]

BOY!!! DO I FEEL STUPID...... i spelt from wrong.....

 

And recorded in the AA posting database for all time!

 

Save all the parts .. until they can be fixed!

 

Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA

[Mindfield]

Pretty well everything that isn't dead is salvageable. Mostly though you'd probably be concerned about the main components: 6507, RIOT, TIA, all ports, power regulator, RF, things like that. These are the things most likely to be dead or flaky in a non-working system.

[keilbaca]

the switches! I need some replacement switches, my select switch just died in my modified audio/video atari..

[Stingray]

Have it cryogenicly frozen until science finds a cure.

 

-S

[Bruce Tomlin]

Every part except the one that's dead.

 

Seriously. Case plastics, RF wires, and socketed chips are the easy parts, but with desoldering the switches can be reused (and even re-greased after they've been removed from the board), and so can just about any part you want to salvage, like random resistors and capacitors.

[sku_u]

the switches! I need some replacement switches, my select switch just died in my modified audio/video atari..  

 

I think Best Electronics sells replacement switches.

[keilbaca]

the switches! I need some replacement switches, my select switch just died in my modified audio/video atari..  

 

I think Best Electronics sells replacement switches.

 

When I get paid I'll have to head over there and buy me some switches then, I need to replace all of them in my promo atari 2600 (its pretty beaten up, I never seen an atari with a dent in the case, its to the left of the 1st player cartridge port) and 3 switches are broke. It works, but barely, just needs those switches, and now the select switch for my modded atari. Time to get out the soldering iron... thanks CPUWIZ