Now I know this is not a big deal to most people here, but I am NOT an electronics whiz.
I can fix mechanical stuff on pinball machines and the like, but for some reason, I can't get my mind around video games.
Anyway, I have an Atari System 1 that has worked on and off for a while now. Would turn on when it felt like it. With the help of EagleTG, we decided it was the power supply (switching).
Anyway, he was ordering parts, so he got me one. Due to scheduling conflicts on both sides, it sat. And sat....and sat.....until today!
I opened the PS up. Looked at the old one. Moved the wires one by one to the matching spots on the new, plugged the game in, flipped the on/off switch and......NOTHING.
Oh, the power strip was not on., DUH! Flipped that, and....NOTHING!!!. What the?
Grrrr. So I flip the on/off switch again and VOILA!!!!!!!! The PPR startup noise and the background music. Music to my ears!!!!
So game is on and looks good. Now to fix the control panel I dropped months ago. Got everything re-sttached and plugged it in. Everything works except for the jump button. Find 2 wires that cane undone, fixed them, and now it is working again!!
I know this is a small repair, but it is a big victory to me. I am trying to leard how to be more self-sufficient with repairs. This could be step one
Merry Christmas everyone!
Chris
I can fix mechanical stuff on pinball machines and the like, but for some reason, I can't get my mind around video games.
Anyway, I have an Atari System 1 that has worked on and off for a while now. Would turn on when it felt like it. With the help of EagleTG, we decided it was the power supply (switching).
Anyway, he was ordering parts, so he got me one. Due to scheduling conflicts on both sides, it sat. And sat....and sat.....until today!
I opened the PS up. Looked at the old one. Moved the wires one by one to the matching spots on the new, plugged the game in, flipped the on/off switch and......NOTHING.
Oh, the power strip was not on., DUH! Flipped that, and....NOTHING!!!. What the?
Grrrr. So I flip the on/off switch again and VOILA!!!!!!!! The PPR startup noise and the background music. Music to my ears!!!!
So game is on and looks good. Now to fix the control panel I dropped months ago. Got everything re-sttached and plugged it in. Everything works except for the jump button. Find 2 wires that cane undone, fixed them, and now it is working again!!
I know this is a small repair, but it is a big victory to me. I am trying to leard how to be more self-sufficient with repairs. This could be step one
Merry Christmas everyone!
Chris

