Kida0723 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Greetings. i have a 2 port system which i really loved being that it obviously worked with the VCS adapter but also worked with Krazy Shootout and the other games that typically don't work on 2 port consoles. yesterday it stopped working. Any advice to troubleshoot the problem or how to fix? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Does it have a green screen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Doesn't turn on. power supply is good though. works on a different 5200 i have. Edited February 20, 2014 by Kida0723 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 bad power supply ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Power supply is good. i was a little slow to edit previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Check cap#47 and pin #11 of A26(U29 in my pic and ignore the marker pointer). That little IC near the power switch is often the culprit. They are really cheap and if that fixes the problem, ditch the power supply and get another. A bad voltage regulator can give the same issue, but the IC is more likely the cause of a sudden failure. Edited February 20, 2014 by zylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thank you. i will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thank you. i will check it out. Atari_5200_Field_Service_Manual.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Check cap#47 and pin #11 of A26(U29 in my pic and ignore the marker pointer). That little IC near the power switch is often the culprit. They are really cheap and if that fixes the problem, ditch the power supply and get another. A bad voltage regulator can give the same issue, but the IC is more likely the cause of a sudden failure. I want to thank you so much!!!! i changed the IC and it worked. I cant thank you enough! this is my best atari that I own and I am so happy it works again! I can't thank you enough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I want to thank you so much!!!! i changed the IC and it worked. I cant thank you enough! this is my best atari that I own and I am so happy it works again! I can't thank you enough! No problem. A lot of these "issues" are surprisingly easy fixes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Glad it was easy to fix. zylon knows his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Glad it was easy to fix. zylon knows his stuff. Sometimes, it's the only way to keep the HSC interesting. Gotta keep the players going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sometimes, it's the only way to keep the HSC interesting. Gotta keep the players going. Ugh... I get the hint. I'll try to make time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Hello I have a 5200 console. When the power is on & a cartridge is in all I get is a static screen. What might be the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Two questions first: What kind of TV are you using: CRT or modern Flatpanel? What model of 5200 is it? 2 port or 4 controller ports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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