MattG/Snyper2099 Posted February 8, 2003 Share Posted February 8, 2003 Well, I can't figure this one out. Regular joysticks work fine on my converted 2600 jr. that I turned into a portable. But, I can'r get paddle response from either controller port. The paddle buttons work but the paddles do not. I have tried paddles that work so that isn't the problem either. I think I've isolated the problem to pins 7 or nine since those are the only pins used on a paddle controller that aren't used on a regular joystick. I don't know where else to look or what could be wrong. Do both controller ports need to have pin 9 connected together or something. I know pin 9 has to do with the second player's paddle. I know that pin 7 is getting 5 volt + Anyone have any suggestions? Please keep in mind that I did cut a small portion of the RF part of the jr. board over where the reset/select swithes are located. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do have a multimeter and know how to use it, for the most part. MattG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 Check pin 5 also which is for the other paddle. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Yes, and also check that each paddle line still has the capacitor to ground on the 2600 board. The cap works with the resistance of the paddle to provide an RC recharge (discharge?) time that the TIA reads. It'd be great to see some pictures of this beastie also. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted February 10, 2003 Author Share Posted February 10, 2003 I wish I had good news but I messed with the jr. board for another hour and it looks like I'll never be able to use paddles with it. I'll bring it to Philly if anyone wants to see it, mess with it. MattG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 That's the problem with the junior, the ICs aren't socketed, so they can get damaged by soldering heat/ESD and can't be easily swapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 If you have an eprom burner handy and have a spare 8bit cart/board that is socketed, burn this binary image to an eprom and install it into the HI position of the cart, its a Paddle Jitter test cart from Atari: http://www.atari-history.com/computers/8bi...ms/xlpaddle.bin Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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