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What kind of bug is this? It must be some console thing, not Pluscart, cause It happens on both my pluscarts but just on my NTSC console. PAL console works fine. It started today.

Can it be caused by that greenish pin in the middle?

 

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When you say "it started today", I infer that things worked OK on this machine until now.

Given the obvious issue with the pin, Occam's razor applies - that is the most likely cause of any issues you are seeing.

I'm not going to be concerned about a fault in the PlusCart display code just yet!

 

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For that job I might try going a step further as the contact appears to be corroded. 
 

I actually just learned about these recently which supposedly will work for the most serious cases of corrosion but I haven’t tried one yet. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Fiberglass-Scratch-Brush-BRS-290-00/dp/B002RMCFZM

 

this is just an example, as there are many hits for “extra thin fiberglass scratch brush”

 

I’m planning to get one myself. 

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1 hour ago, batari said:

For that job I might try going a step further as the contact appears to be corroded. 
 

I actually just learned about these recently which supposedly will work for the most serious cases of corrosion but I haven’t tried one yet. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/Extra-Fiberglass-Scratch-Brush-BRS-290-00/dp/B002RMCFZM

 

this is just an example, as there are many hits for “extra thin fiberglass scratch brush”

 

I’m planning to get one myself. 

There are also some "Cleaning Cartridges":
https://www.1upcard.com/products/console-cleaner-compatible-with-atari-2600-by-1upcard

or

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-Cartridge-Cart-Game-Slot-Connector-Cleaning-Card-Fix-it-Yourself-/402275649835

 

but I haven't tested them myself.

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Looks much better, but  looks a bit like the contact is too far in, can you try to push it a bit more to the middle, so it has better contact when the cartridge is inserted.

 

You might try and clean the PlusCart contacts too, maybe they are dirty from the pin?

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Well, I tried to move that contact using micro screwdriver and it seems like the pin distances are the same.

Pluscart should not be a problem cause it works fine on another Atari. I am afraid that some internal component on this Atari was damaged.

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12 hours ago, Wizzard said:

Well, I tried to move that contact using micro screwdriver and it seems like the pin distances are the same.

Pluscart should not be a problem cause it works fine on another Atari. I am afraid that some internal component on this Atari was damaged.

try folding some paper a few times and pushing it down behind that bad pin, so it pushes toward the center.

My rationale: get the pin pressing hard against the edge connector.

 

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13 hours ago, Wizzard said:

 I am afraid that some internal component on this Atari was damaged.

This is possible, but I think it is unlikely. A second "normal" cartridge would be good to test, but this kind of error we see here is typical for bad contact (or contact with a higher resistant than normal).

 

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