1981 Atari Tempest - NYC (pricing help, too, please?)
Below is a link to the gallery of images I took this week including a video of the game play.
I haven't played it in a few months and last night was the first time it didn't make the fire button sounds. I am moving and need this, one of my...
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Ok so I found the info I needed to get me started on testing voltages here and was able to determine so far that the main PCB is showing me 4.99 across the board.
The Audio II PCB however, is showing readings that are a bit high, e.g. 23.4 (not consistent - is that a ripple?) where it...
Progress....
Last week was a horrible work week and I didn't get to do ANYthing on my Tempest.
HOWEVER... this week is turning out to be much better.
I see your point about eventual rebuilds/replacements and after some more troubleshooting and familiarizing it looks like I will prioritize...
ok...
Thanks again guys. I am going to pick up a multimeter and move forward very slowly. I'm in no rush and if i can use this early troubleshooting to find out what's wrong and maybe learn as i go, i'll be in better shape to do the upkeep later (on this one and the others i want to collect...
Hi everyone -
First off, thanks to Greg for getting the login issue(s) resolved so that new people like me could register.
Second... I need help.
This week, if you can believe it, I basically found and claimed a functional Tempest machine. Someone in my apartment building threw it out...