Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) So, my latest Atari 7800 ProSystem is having another issue and I think I'm going to need a replacement part to fix it. What happened is that I ended up getting one of the late model 7800s without the expansion port that has the notoriously "death grip" tight cartridge port guide. I was being pretty tolerant of the extra muscle that I had to put into it to make the cartridges go in until the thing literally broke the shell on my Pole Position II cart when I went to play it for this round of the Atari 7800 High Score Club. After that I decided it was time to do something about the cartridge port guide, so I opened it up, removed the two screws holding the guide in place, then took it off and chopped off the sides like so (as recommended in several threads): Cartridges go in easier now, but now they won't come out! I don't know what's getting caught up where now that the sides of the cartridge port guide have been cut away, but trying to remove a cartridge from the system now takes such incredible effort that I'm sure it's just a matter of time before the system's housing cracks from the pressure being put on it. So, it's pretty clear that I need to get a new cartridge port guide and would greatly appreciate it if anyone might have a spare smoothly functioning Atari 7800 cartridge port guide they'd be willing to sell. Edit: Post edited to remove excessive complaining about all the troubles I've had with Atari 7800 systems. Edited April 7, 2017 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradd1978 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 So you just need the plastic glide, not the cartridge connector? I may have a spare broken board with one I can remove for you. Be right back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 So you just need the plastic glide, not the cartridge connector? I may have a spare broken board with one I can remove for you. Be right back Yep, just the plastic guide! The cartridge connector on mine seems fine as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradd1978 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Just sent you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Problem sorted thanks to Bradd it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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