ChristopherDrum Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Hi everyone, Just purchased an Atari Video Pinball C-380 unit. Put fresh batteries in, plugged it into my RF adapter, turned it on and... nothing. I could use a little help in trying to troubleshoot what's wrong with this thing. It appears to be in really great condition. Just two tiny nicks in the plastic housing. I opened it up and everything inside looks really clean. I don't see any broken wires or circuits upon inspection. Tried an AC adapter and I just don't get anything on screen. What I could use is some general knowledge about the unit. Does the TV need to be on channel 3? Does the RF cable running out of the unit typically plug directly into the RF adapter on the back of the TV or did it come with some other little device (the RF cable for my 7800 has some little black box that the cable passes through)? I know the RF adapter is good, as it works fine with my National Semiconductor Adversary and my Atari 7800. The power supply (known good; it runs the Adversary) is a universal with the 1/8" mini jack tip and set to 9V, but like I said... even with fresh C-cell batteries it gives no signal to the TV on channel 3 or 4. Does it run on batteries AND an AC adapter, or is this an either/or deal? Any likely suspects? Any real way to see if it's even getting power to the logic board? Am I fighting a lost cause? I'm new to this whole "resurrecting lost systems" thing, so any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Christopher Drum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 This is only general help since I haven't touched my Video Pinball in years, let alone any pong, and don't have any kind of docs in front of me. But... Batteries vs AC adaptor is usually a one-or-the-other sort of thing. In those days adaptors were extra parts you didn't need but were nice if you felt like splurging. And it wouldn't hurt to try channels 2-4 (maybe even 5-6) just in case it uses a different one than other systems. The cable almost certainly needs to go through an RF adaptor box (TV/Game switch), so if you have one from a 2600 laying around, pipe it through that. Otherwise, does the unit hum, smell, warm up, anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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