atari super breakout help needed

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i picked up a super breakout a couple weeks ago. it was dead when i got it but the guy said it would play sometimes and other times it would not. well of course when i plugged it in its dead. so i figured out one of the fuse holders was dirty inside and after cleaning it the game came right up. the monitor works the pcb is working the sound works but i cant coin it up. i pulled the molex connector apart that goes to the coin door and it looked ok, not corroded or anything. when i put the game into test mode with the sliding switch inside the coin door the coindoor switch changes the sound so im assuming that it is registering. anybody have any ideas of what to do next? this is the oldest atari game i have ever owned and im out of my element with it.
 
You could have messed up wiring, download the manual and trace back the two wires going to the coin switch, and jump them together at the edge connector of the game board momentarily to see if that adds a credit.
 
i checked out the manual and before i got to the pinout i saw the dip switch settings and it has a freeplay setting so i set it to free play. so now i can get a game started but the controller is messed up it just keeps going to the left and when you try to move it around it jumps around and then goes back to the left. ill pull it out and check it out.
 
super breakout is now working!!!!! the pot was bad. luckily i had 2 spare ones in my old star wars yoke. my son and i are now in a battle for the high score.
 
Very nice, very very nice. I've got a Breakout, a lot of people don't like these really old games but I love them. Glad to hear you got it going.
 
thank you. i need to make a back door for it tomorrow and take a mr clean sponge to it and its done. i wish the control panel was in better shape. at least the bezel and marquee are in great shape. i'll post some pictures tomorrow when the light is better.
 
I actually got some ok pictures.
 

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