Resto Ron Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Hey all, I recently picked up a C-140 Atari Super PONG and I am restoring it as best I can. I need to know is there a place where I can get hi-res pictures of the "Super PONG" label/logo that is at the top on the face plate? My unit has this label missing and I want to print off a vinyl label for it. I have looked on the net and there is no suitable pictures out there. I would like some hi-res pictures of the 7800 face plate too for a custom controller I am building but am running into the same issue there as well. Any help is appreciated. Thanks RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resto Ron Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 I also have a problem with the display. I can only get the game to show up on channel 4. Channel 3 will show sometimes for a brief moment as a jumbled, black and white only, mess then goes blank even though the sound continues like the game is being played. I have it connected to a 1995 CRT. When on channel 4 I see the full rainbow effect with the solid wide bars at the top and bottom. I have adjusted the RF trim pot to take the distortion out but nothing else changes. I am guessing the RF modulator is going out. Can someone confirm this or do I need to do more diagnosis? If it is the module I am going to just do a composite mod and be done with it. Any other thoughts? RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resto Ron Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 WOW. So no help what-so-ever??? Someone tell me, what is the secret handshake to get in the club so someone new can get some help around here. Or is AA just full of elitist that are too good to actually help anyone except other AA elitists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351coug Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 this will still be no help but at least you wont feel so alone in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDevil'sCompass Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 There are a few of these on ebay right now. The pictures could be used to recreate the label you are looking for. You'll need to play around with them in Photoshop or similar to get them right, but I don't see why they wouldn't work. Here are two examples: This is the actual label, you'd need to clean it up and deskew it to fit a rectangle: s-l1600.jpg (1200×1600) (ebayimg.com) Or you could use the artwork on the manual to recreate the label: s-l1600.jpg (1600×1158) (ebayimg.com) I would only be guessing on why it only shows up on Channel 4, but I'd assume something with the RF modulator as well. The composite mod would probably be the best course of action. This machine was built around 1976 so it's very possible that some of the electronics are failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resto Ron Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Thanks for the reply, both of you. I have come across another Super Pong for next to nothing ($5) that has a perfect logo so I am going to take some pix and use them. On the RF thing it looks like at one time the RF cable got so hot that it melted the plastic of the case, how is that possible with out damaging the cable insulation? The melted areas are inside and outside of the case and was not a little melting but significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutterminder Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 19 hours ago, Resto Ron said: Thanks for the reply, both of you. I have come across another Super Pong for next to nothing ($5) that has a perfect logo so I am going to take some pix and use them. On the RF thing it looks like at one time the RF cable got so hot that it melted the plastic of the case, how is that possible with out damaging the cable insulation? The melted areas are inside and outside of the case and was not a little melting but significant. On these older consoles it is not uncommon to find what looks like melted plastic. It probable wasn't caused by heat. The cord was probably wrapped around the console for so long that the chemicals in the insulation of the RF cable and the plastic of the console reacted with each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resto Ron Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 It looks like the is a strong possibility. The "melting" marks are not just on the base they are inside of the unit as well and along the bottom of the face plate. I guess the cord could have been wrapped both directions around the game considering Atari supplied about a mile of RF cable. Thanks for the insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slikatel Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resto Ron Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 13 hours ago, Slikatel said: something like this? Just like that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slikatel Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 i found this and just made it real quick. its by no means exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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