Out of the four VCS consoles I have here, two were repaired today. My Sears heavy sixer has had quite a few problems since I got it, but it looks immaculate on the outside. The current repairs are gonna be the reset switch and replacing the RIOT chip with parts from a Woody that has a badly done video mod.

I fixed a light sixer whose power switch was failing. All I had to do was disassemble the power switch and flex the contacts. I did that to the TV Type switch (losing a contact in the process, but it still works) and the difficulty switches. I also repaired a Vader with a similar issue on the difficulty switches. I reflowed all the affects switches and tested both systems.

I still have to repair the light sixer's power supply. Once I do that and take what I want from the Vader, I'll use the Woody as a parts console to fix the Vader and my Sears heavy sixer. I'm going to cross my fingers and hope I've seen the last of the problems from the heavy sixer. Both joysticks are sticking a bit and need some white lithium grease around the base. The paddles need new labels made and they need repair because of jitter. I do have a set of Atari branded paddles that look and play great. The driving controllers, which were a major selling point for me on this console, are Sears branded and in excellent shape.

Also on the repair list is a Game Boy Classic. I have two with various types of damage to them, so I'm going to do a combining project.

I'm not entirely sure why the Woody's picture rolls. I'm not going to worry about it as I get great video quality with the standard RF out, proper cables, and an RCA to coax plug.

I didn't find any Atari stuff when I went on the hunt, but I did find a slew of PS1 and PS2 demo discs. I also found a PS2 DVD player disc to go with the old Sony remote I have. I was halfway looking for Game Boy Player discs but I came up empty on that as well.