iamscuba2 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I recently obtained this wonderful piece of Atari history. It will display the visuals but only when the AUX cable is inserted about 10%. When the cable is fully installed the screen remains blank. Any thoughts on the necessary repairs? Video included. Thank you in advance! IMG_7488.MOV Edited January 31, 2023 by iamscuba2 added a picture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 3 hours ago, iamscuba2 said: I recently obtained this wonderful piece of Atari history. Very nice find 3 hours ago, iamscuba2 said: It will display the visuals but only when the AUX cable is inserted about 10%. When the cable is fully installed the screen remains blank. Any thoughts on the necessary repairs? Thoroughly clean the AUX jack with a good contact cleaner or Deoxit. Ditto the cable ends for the cable you're using. If the problem persists, the jack and / or its solder joints may be flaky. Either the jack will need to be replaced or the joints reflowed. See what a good cleaning does first, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Be CAREFUL when handling this. I've heard many stories of how sensitive these are to static or improper grounding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Welcome to the club. Here’s a copy of the manual. c-240 manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscuba2 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 12 hours ago, x=usr(1536) said: Very nice find Thoroughly clean the AUX jack with a good contact cleaner or Deoxit. Ditto the cable ends for the cable you're using. If the problem persists, the jack and / or its solder joints may be flaky. Either the jack will need to be replaced or the joints reflowed. See what a good cleaning does first, though. Thx... ill give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscuba2 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Stephen said: Be CAREFUL when handling this. I've heard many stories of how sensitive these are to static or improper grounding. yes, apparently there is no ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscuba2 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) thx! i always take a second look when i see it abouve my 7 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Welcome to the club. Here’s a copy of the manual. c-240 manual.pdf 6.98 MB · 1 download THX! when I see it displayed on top of my receiver I still do a second look as I never thought I would own one! Edited February 1, 2023 by iamscuba2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamscuba2 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 performed a good cleaning of the AUX jacks, unfortunately, there was no change... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clytor Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 12:52 AM, sramirez2008 said: Welcome to the club. Here’s a copy of the manual. c-240 manual.pdf 6.98 MB · 3 downloads It looks right at home with the 70's silver face hifi gear! In the 90's, I used a Video Music on stage. I had a rack of eye candy electronics that I plugged my guitar signal into. I had a display that I would run the Video Music into while we played. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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