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Help repairing Atari Pong

Sumdumgai

May 22, 2014
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Is this a forum where I could get some help diagnosing and repairing an old Atari Pong video game?

Thanks.
 

shrtrnd

Jan 15, 2010
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Maybe, what's your specific problem with it?
I'm beginning to regret discarding mine years ago. The darned things have become collector items now.
Do you have a schematic and troubleshooting instruments?
 

Sumdumgai

May 22, 2014
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Sound but no video. I've got an Amprobe Digital Multimeter. No schematics. I can tale pictures of the board. Thanks. Last time I used it was late 70's and it worked fine then.
 

Sumdumgai

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Check that. It's working. Must have been some mechanical issue. I took it apart and cleaned up some contacts. Missing a paddle, though.
 

shrtrnd

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You may be able to get a scrap unit from ebay or someplace to replace the paddle. Electrically, they were built pretty well.
If you have a problem in the future, suspect the old electrolytic capacitors (and of course dirty/tarnished old connector contacts) first.
Good to see that you got it going
 
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