Atari 5200 Green and Red screens

[Tigg]

Hope you knowledgeable folks could help lead me in the correct direction. 

I was given 2 Atari 5200 4 port consoles, complete systems neither had the ac/rf switch require for the 4 ports.

 

I purchased an Atari brand switch  (new/old stock) and 1 I got a green screen with or without a cart inserted

The second would have a black screen with a whining sound with out a cart, with a cart it would have what looked like code, or an alien language lol symbols and numbers scrolling the screen rapidly.

 

Purchased a 4 port rf mod kit from brewing academy and an Ac mod from consoles.

Got everything installed and now both give me a red screen with or without carts.

 

I apologize for the lengthy description but wanted to give as much information as I possibly could. Hope someone can lead me to the proper direction so I can enjoy reliving my

 childhood memories. 

Thanks

Tigg

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2022 by Tigg

[+MrFish]

Wrong forum. This is the 5200 and 8-bit programming forum. You need to post on the 5200 general forum.

 

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