vb_master Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have recently bought a Synthcart from the Atariage store. I have got it about a week ago. One untill today, I was able to run it (Power Supply was malfunctioning). I plugged it in. and the videotouch pads in. I was amazed at how great the synthcart is. After about... lets say five minutes, The screen went black and a constant whirring from the sound i was just playing. I was used to getting these crashes (Skate park crashed frequently, too), so i shut down the atari, took out the cart, blew, and inserted it back into the atari and turned it on. The same thing happend in 30 seconds this time. i was furious that this was happening. If Paul Slocum is out there, here is a shout out, "TELL ME WTF IS WRONG!". Thanks for reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 sounds like you need a new 2600 (or at the very LEAST a new power supply, but I really would stick with getting a new 2600 too,), little use shouting at paul about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Why would it be Paul's fault if your hardware is bad? Did he spill something on it? Off topic- I thought signatures on this board could not be pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have another Atari in the house. I have been storing it for a year. Bought it at a local flea market. I have tested it and it does work. I dont know. I was using a 9-volt battery as the power supply. My new PS didnt come in the Mail. Ill try that readly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I tryed the second atari. no luck. it has been a half hour. i reconnected the other atari, and ran the synthcart again. it ran for a minute then crashed. do you think it might be a cartridge connector problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I was using a 9-volt battery as the power supply. I think that this could more likely be the problem.. Maybe you could try using this if your power supply hasn't arrived yet: http://d116.com/spud/ Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I was using a 9-volt battery as the power supply. I think that this could more likely be the problem.. Hey, I got a half-hour out of Berzerk that way when my power supply went bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Theres this ATARI guy at the flea market. I seen him so many times, he give me discounts. He reconditions all of his stuff. Maby I will trade in the atari i already have for a new one =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 It could be a lot of things, too little power from the battery, bad power switch, bad solder joints, bad cartridge port, etc. I can't think of anything specific about the Synthcart that would cause it to crash. I've sold over 200 of them and haven't had any bug reports. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I have used my Synthcart for extended periods of time with no trouble. Of course, as a homebrew, Synthcart is on an EPROM, right? Maybe vb_master's particular EPROM is defective, or got damaged by static electricity or something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 I didnt attempt to mod this particular atari. so, no bad solder joints. My other atari was modded then unmodded. So, that may be the problem. I'm using the unmodded atari. I've noticed when i touch the cartridge, it crashes. The crash in Synthcart is simular to the one in skate game. I think it may be my atari. ill probally sell it to the atari guy at the flea market =/. then using $100 earned on LunchBay, and the atari profet, i can buy myself a atari vcs juinor that has been cleaned and tested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ok i have another thing to do 'till my REAL atari PS comes... I already know the beatbox sounds, so i can vibrate them out using my lips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 ... BTW: Could you please remove any pictures from your signature? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Yeah, if you want a picture, create an avatar, don't put it in your signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Paul, Ive noticed that my synthcart cycles from color to b&w and stays on b&w, and then crashes, do you think that this is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Paul, Ive noticed that my synthcart cycles from color to b&w and stays on b&w, and then crashes, do you think that this is the problem? That all sounds very much like a power supply problem. You need 9V and at least 500mA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Agreed. Try getting a new power supply at Radio Shack. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 I got one on Ebay. It is new and in a box. I am hoping that this will fix it. Whats the prob with images in sig anyway. I personly have no problem. Paul, hows the printer synth coming - I realy like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 People get out of hand with pictures in their signature which just makes every page hard to read and take forever to load. It's nothing personal against you, sorry if it seemed that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 No, np. I am a member of other forms. They dont give a (instert bad word here) About what you have in a sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Whats the prob with images in sig anyway. I personly have no problem. IMO there are two major points: - they use valuable bandwidth for users with slow internet connection (like me) - the threads often get very cluttered and hard to follow then (and we already have avatars) Therefore on AA we have agreed not to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ok! Good thing I have high speed cable =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Hey now that you make me notice it.. the overall lack of huge sigs is something that pretty much gives the AA boards their fine improved and look compared to many other boards around! BTW back on topic, afaik a 9v battery should supply 300ma at best.. and I believe that such a sound-intensive cart requires quite more! (as Thomas suggested) As it's been stated before on the forum, different carts sometimes require different power so it should be normal that some work and some don't! Regards, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr professor Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Is there a list of the notes that synthcart uses? Like keypad 1 = c3 for bass sound etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 Im gonna go down to Rat Shaq to get me some compressed air. On and a new soldering iron tip tonight i tryed to hack a atari bord to fix into a activision cart. didn't work, but smelled HORRIBLE! (from melted plastik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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