klokwrkblu Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 the motherboard of my atari 2600 works, but the picture is indistinguishable whats causing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5frog Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klokwrkblu Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klokwrkblu Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter wait a sec, can static electricity damage the board? I did put the bare motherboard on top of my tv when i turned it on silly me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 wait a sec, can static electricity damage the board? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter wait a sec, can static electricity damage the board? I did put the bare motherboard on top of my tv when i turned it on silly me It probably isn't totally toasted, though. The 2600 is a pretty sturdy piece of hardware (in other words, don't chuck it! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klokwrkblu Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter wait a sec, can static electricity damage the board? I did put the bare motherboard on top of my tv when i turned it on silly me It probably isn't totally toasted, though. The 2600 is a pretty sturdy piece of hardware (in other words, don't chuck it! ) And that's what i like most about old school soldered electronics. I wont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKOTRON Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter What loose component did you fix? Jittering paddles are usually caused by a bad or dirty pot in the paddle it's self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klokwrkblu Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 My first guess is a bad RF-cable. No I dont think so, it was working just fine before i took it apart and started fixing a loose component that was causing my paddles to jitter What loose component did you fix? Jittering paddles are usually caused by a bad or dirty pot in the paddle it's self. no its wasnt the paddles clockwork smurf ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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