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Just picked up a beautiful atari star wars. Worked before I left seller. Got it home and was then told that sometimes it had to be turned on/off a few times before it would play. Could not get the monitor to display anything. Can start a game but can't actually play blind. Any ideas? I assume monitor (x-y). Just want to see if there is a way to be sure what it is before I ship for repairs.
 
Well, you have me confused to start. You can start a game but cannot play blind. Playing blind means you can hear the game play but you have no picture. There are several tutorials on fixing XY monitors but if you are a novice, there is a steep learning curve and you need to have quite a few parts on hand before takcling it. In addition, there are several "fixes" that are recommended an not many of the sellers of parts include everything you need. We also need to know if you have a WG6100 monitor or the amplifone. You probably have a 6100 replacement monitor in the cabinet. If you do, you could remove the back door and see if the spot killer red led is light on the right hand side of the monitor on the deflection board.

Seeing as you are a new poster. I am sure you probably have very little idea of what I am talking about. So, it might behoove you to look for somebody in the forums that is close to you that could come out and take a look at your game. Pulling a 6100 out of a Star Wars can be a bit of a pain.

Hang in there. It is certainly worth getting fixed.
 
Just picked up a beautiful atari star wars. Worked before I left seller. Got it home and was then told that sometimes it had to be turned on/off a few times before it would play. Could not get the monitor to display anything. Can start a game but can't actually play blind. Any ideas? I assume monitor (x-y). Just want to see if there is a way to be sure what it is before I ship for repairs.

I'd do the simple things first - clean the edge connectors with a pencil eraser where the harness plugs onto the card (RF board) that acts like a cap on metal cage holding the boards, maybe even the connection between that end card and the boards themselves. Check the voltage getting to the boards. Take the fuses out, make sure they are the right value, measure their resistance (should be 0) and replace as necessary. All this stuff should be done regardless, but if it doesn't help then look for a red LED lit on the exposed board up nearest the picture tube (spot killer LED).
 
Im having a friend check it out. I think maybe the monitor needs to be rebuilt, I may send it to chad at arcade cup. Thanks for the advice!
 
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