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Ken Ottosson

Malmö, Sweden

 

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When selecting the game you see the Harmony logo and then the screen turns black with the "droning tone".

 

The same thing happens when I run SIMPSONS E716k V2.bin

 

/Ken

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On 6/13/2021 at 11:13 PM, MarcoJ said:

Does it make a constant droning tone when it fails?

Yes and the screen goes black.

 

I have now also tested it on my Atari 2600 Vader(PAL). On this it works with both Harmony Encore & PlusCart.

 

Regards

Ken

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Hi Marco,

 

Thank's for a fantastic game

 

Can get it to run on PlusCart + Atari 2600(4 switcher, Sunnyvale). Fails with the Harmony Encore.

 

It fails on Atari 7800 with both PlusCart and Harmony Encore.

 

Changed to e7, no diffrence.

 

 

 

 

[Champ Games Secret New Homebrew World Premiere (Fri May 21, 2021)]

Spy hunter

["Dragonfly" preorder]

Hi,

 

Can you put me down for one:

 

 

• Qty 1 Dragonfly cart in purple
• Qty 1 YM2151 module
• Qty 1 PokeyOne

Posting to Sweden

 

Thanks.

[Retron77 Compatibility List]

3 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said:

Are you using a special controller?

I’m using the standard Trooper controller that comes with r77

[Retron77 Compatibility List]

When playing Thrust on cart on R77 the ship constantly thrusting(like I pressing the joystick up). When using Thrust rom file everything work as expected.

Is it a setting I need to change?

 

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Small and annoying update. Got a PAL Atari 2600 today. Tested the new PSU on the faulty unit. Played maybe five minutes before it crashed. For five minutes I thought I had a working unit. Next step, change the ICs. At least I now have a working PAL unit.

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

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But after this request there are 4 more start request from your PlusCart until 2020-09-27 18:10:00..
Did you turn off and on the VCS 4 times after you tried?

 

No, It looks like the unit tries reboot by itself.

 

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If you leave the case cover off and point a fan at it when you turn it on, does that seem to affect how long it goes before crashing?

No difference with a fan. I could feel that the TIA chip got slightly warm. But not hot.

 

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[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

@Al_Nafuur I tried to do what you suggested. I reached the PlusCart menu. I navigated to the menu down to the entry below firmware upgrade before the system rebooted and I ended up at the screen before menu(with the plus logo) before the system”crashed” with vertical lines with and beeping sound.

 

Is it possible to use CPU, RIOT and TIA chip from a PAL Atari 2600 on a NTSC? In know that NTSC TIA is different, but if I just want to test the function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Unfortunately, changing the power regulator did not help. The new power regulator gives 5.07v. 

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

First time I used the plusCart I managed to setup Wi-Fi. Now the system crash before I reach the PlusCart menu. The ESP8266 LED is flashing for a few seconds, then it stops for few seconds and start again. It looks like system tries to reboot. For me this indicates problem with voltage!?
 

I will start with replacing the power regelator. During load it shows 4.90v, lower now than before. 

 

 

 

 

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

The capacitors seems ok, how do I test?  The cartridge connectors looks also clean, no debris.

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Thanks 

 

What should be my next step?

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

I have confirmed that that the PSU gives 9v using a multimedier.
Isn’t the voltade regulator suposed to bring down the voltage to around 5v. Mine is at 4.92v, to low?

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

 

 

Can Using a A/V modded NTSC 2600 in PAL 220v causing this problem?

 

Isn't it enough to use a 220v to 9v 1A PSU?

As long the TV can handle the NTSC A/V signal?

 

Sorry for my ignorance

 

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[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Sometimes I can se the AtariAge(Galagon) logo flashing after it crashed. Like it tries to reboot. Make sense?

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Different TV didn’t help.

 

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[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Thanks for the reply.

 

It is not clean loss of power, the display is black but when I power off the unit it shifts to a different "black"

None of the components are getting hot and no smoke. I bought the unit A/V modded, it worked when I got it. 

 

It gives a steady 4.92v all the time(through boot and when the display is black) 

 

The unit is an US NTSC version, I live in a PAL region. 

I'm using a 9V 1A PSU! is 1A to much? 

 

[Atari 2600 crash after a few seconds]

Hi,

 

My AV modded Atari 2600 4 switcher(mainboard rev14), games(all) crashes after a few seconds.

After the crash the screen stays black or there are lines. If I turn off and on directly after the crash I can't get the game running, screen stays black.

If I wait an hour or so, the game start and crash after a few seconds, as in the attached video below.

 

 

 

 

Tested the power regulator, it gives a steady 4.92v

 

Any help is appriciated

 

Thanks

 

Ken

 

[Any chance for an Atari 2600/5200/7800 FPGA console?]

There is always CollectorVision, Phoenix fpga console. CollectorVision will soon release an adapter for playing Atari 2600 cartridges.

Hopefully will it be able to play homebrew games with arm chip, like Champ games Galagon.