edweird13 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Who did you get it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system. Does the problem happen on both joystick ports or just one? Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 I just bought a rebuilt gold controller and i cannot get the top fire buttons to work. I had the same problems with my old controllers. Could this be a problem with the board? And can it be fixed with out buying a replacement board. It is a 2 port system. Does the problem happen on both joystick ports or just one? Mitch both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I had the exact same problem with my 5200. I remember swapping out a chip, but I forget what exactly it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 I had the exact same problem with my 5200. I remember swapping out a chip, but I forget what exactly it was. I wonder how hard it would be to get said chip and how much it costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hmm, maybe the Pokey chip? If so I think they usually run about $5. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 is this a socketed chip and if so could I pull it out of my 7800 beef drop and try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 It should be socketed on the 5200 but I doubt it is on your Beef Drop cart. If you have an old Atari computer you could borrow one from there. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I've had simmilar problems on my 5200's, and it's always been the 4052 analog mux/demux chips that had failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I've had simmilar problems on my 5200's, and it's always been the 4052 analog mux/demux chips that had failed. I believe that was the chip I swapped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Where can i get one of there chips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) Where can i get one of there chips? I didn't buy a new one. IIRC, I swapped out the faulty 4052 with a working one in the system that controlled controller ports 3 and 4. EDIT: Here's the original thread that solved my problem. Edited August 13, 2007 by ApolloBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Where can i get one of there chips? Usual places; Digikey, Mouser, Unicorn Electronics, Newark, Jameco, any electronic component distributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 Im just gonna get a new board from Best Electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Im just gonna get a new board from Best Electronics. Why do that? Just swap the chips as I did and you can get your 5200 up and running without spending anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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