Inky Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Thos who know me know that I have been complaining for a long time about one of the difficulty switches on my 7800 being broken. After searching high and low locally looking for a replacement, I had a brainstorm... since the channel 2/3 switch works, and since I am on a dish, and therefore I can put the 7800 on EITHER channel, I decided to take the 2/3 switch and put it in place of the right difficulty switch. Then I took a tiny portion of wire, and made a permanent jump so that it always is set to channel 3. No onyl does it feel niceto be able to play Tower Toppler and Ghostbusters, but the picture turns out to be so much clearer! Woo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Or you could have just asked me for a switch, I have an entire box full of Atari service parts, from levers to slide switches to 7805's to silver stripes for the inside of the machine. You name it I probably have it. Now send me your address again so you can put a proper switch back into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 CPU, Ive got a broken 5200 - could you send me all the parts so I can rebuild one from scratch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 CPU, Ive got a broken 5200 - could you send me all the parts so I can rebuild one from scratch Probably but I will have to charge you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Does anyone know where I can get a replacement power socket to solder in place of the propriatory one? I have one 7800 Power Supply .. but I dread the day when that PS breaks. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Does anyone know where I can get a replacement power socket to solder in place of the propriatory one? I have one 7800 Power Supply .. but I dread the day when that PS breaks. Rob Mitchell' date=' Atlanta, GA[/quote'] I just took a power supply to a Timex Sinclair 1000 (standard 9V power supply), cut off the end, and soldered the two points to the motherboard. Took about 2 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I just took a power supply to a Timex Sinclair 1000 (standard 9V power supply)' date=' cut off the end, and soldered the two points to the motherboard. Took about 2 mins [/quote'] LOL But doesn't that make it like a permanent appendage to get in the way and easier to break or damage later down the road? I'd much rather have a port, even if I had to take one off a broken NES. I'm sure someone sells these, somewhere.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Here is a picture of one that I did a while ago, you don't need a socket that fits into the PCB. BTW, the perfect PSU for a 7800 is a Lynx one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Or the Sears Video Arcade II? I believe it's the same type plug, as Lynx with an Atari logo on the brick. It would look cool, but they are not to easy to find either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Does anyone know where I can get a replacement power socket to solder in place of the propriatory one? I have one 7800 Power Supply .. but I dread the day when that PS breaks. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA It's very easy to modify a 7800 to use a 2600 PS, even if you're solder-phobic like me. Radio Shack sells everything you need. I used this guy's very clear instructions as a guide: http://www.geocities.com/atari7800mod/7800...0_powermod.html When I discovered that a cat had chewed through the cord on my 7800's PS I decided it'd be almost as easy to add a normal jack as to splice the cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Ugh, the 7800 PSU is rated at 1A as opposed to 500ma though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted September 21, 2003 Author Share Posted September 21, 2003 CPU, Got the switch and installed it with little trouble. It works! Like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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