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[Battlezone]

I bought a brand new Lynx 2 with serial number on a silver sticker and starting with B... I think that kind of Lynx was the last units produced by Atari. For example early Lynx boxes have PA from 3201 to max. 4201. Lynx with silver sticker have PA from 3201 to 4501. I disassembled this unit and I found a difference with my old Lynx white serial sticker: there is solid glue around the power jack. Power jack is the weaker part of the Lynx, if you move the Atari Lynx up and down or left to right, you can snap off this internal power connector. Glue was put around the powerjack to reinforce it. Also there is a difference in the pad. From the outside you can note it only pushing the pad directions, from inside there is a difference in its form.

[Atariman]

Interesting... any pics? I've never seen a version like the one you describe (I only have the ones with the white paper labels that practically erase the serial number by themselves)

[im_reg]

This is interesting and I second the query for pics.

[Battlezone]

Sorry, I didn't take pics, but I will next time!

[Battlezone]

The board... and the glue around the power-jack

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[chris_lynx1989]

The unit sounds like a reconditioned Lynx from 1994/5.What kind of box did it have?Did it have the florescent orange sticker and 4 games with it?What does the other side or your board look like?What does the copper sheet look like?On the back half of the casing,what other info is there?I have one just like yours here now.Mine says, ATARI PAG-0401 9V DC 3.0W ATARI CORP,SUNNYVALE,CA 94086 MADE IN TAIWAN SERIAL NUMBER B4291021307 on a silver sticker too.Does yours have FCC info too?These could've been1993s.

[Battlezone]

Box is the Warbirds edition with PA from 3201 to 4501. "v" is on 4201. No games with it, but the units with same box and batman sticker on, and silver serial, are the same kind of console. In Warbirds edition with batman sticker "v" is on 4401.
Mine says same things of your unit: ATARI PAG-0401 9V DC 3.0W ATARI CORP,SUNNYVALE,CA....MADE IN TAIWAN SERIAL NUMBER B42910.... COMPLIES WITH THE LIMIT....I think we have the same kind of unit.
So... I bought it for new, but are they reconditioned? All components (internal and external) are new in my opinion.

what about the recond. unit from 1994/95? does the serial start with AU?


Can't remember very well my first Lynx 2 bought on 1991, but I think it had the same words on the back. But white serial starting with Y...

Edited by Battlezone, Mon Feb 2, 2009 1:25 PM.

[Battlezone]

... the other side of the board is completly covered with the cooper sheet, as my old unit.

Edited by Battlezone, Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:51 PM.

[chris_lynx1989]

Hi Battezone,Okay,IMHO we have Lynxes from the same lot.I opened my 2 and downloaded your board scan to my PSP and was able to zoom in on it and view a couple of key areas I Iook at on the board and all.Our boards perfectly match with the numbers and your describing the copper sheeting.We both have EARLY Lynx IIs.The early ones only had the full copper sheet.The latter ones had 66% sheet coverage and 50% sheet coverage,respectively.Ours date from June/July '91 or so possibly.A little earlier??

[Battlezone]

chris_lynx1989, on Mon Feb 2, 2009 11:11 PM, said:

Hi Battezone,Okay,IMHO we have Lynxes from the same lot.I opened my 2 and downloaded your board scan to my PSP and was able to zoom in on it and view a couple of key areas I Iook at on the board and all.Our boards perfectly match with the numbers and your describing the copper sheeting.We both have EARLY Lynx IIs.The early ones only had the full copper sheet.The latter ones had 66% sheet coverage and 50% sheet coverage,respectively.Ours date from June/July '91 or so possibly.A little earlier??

Is it impossible that they are units assembled with components purchased from Atari when they closed the Sunnyvale warehouse?

[chris_lynx1989]

No,not impossible really.My first Core Lynx 2 came from Waldensoftware in July/August '95.It too had a white sticker that started with a 'Y'.The only difference I remember was that it came with a Lynx Mag,like the inserts Atari did in EGM in May and Nov'91,respectively.Which led me to believe I had an EARLY Lynx II.Maybe we have later units then??

[Battlezone]

I really don't know! Do you note a difference when you push the joypad of the 2 console?

[chris_lynx1989]

Battlezone, on Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:31 AM, said:

I really don't know! Do you note a difference when you push the joypad of the 2 console?

Yes,I do.I get a more thumpy click on the joypad.The buttons just kind of click,is that what you mean?I haven't paid a lot of attention to it. In what way different exactly?Is the joypad of different design on yours?Are the silicone pads for your buttons/joypad different?Do you notice a thumpy click with your pad?

[Battlezone]

chris_lynx1989, on Sun Feb 8, 2009 9:02 AM, said:

Battlezone, on Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:31 AM, said:

I really don't know! Do you note a difference when you push the joypad of the 2 console?

Yes,I do.I get a more thumpy click on the joypad.The buttons just kind of click,is that what you mean?I haven't paid a lot of attention to it. In what way different exactly?Is the joypad of different design on yours?Are the silicone pads for your buttons/joypad different?Do you notice a thumpy click with your pad?

yes, there is the difference that you mentioned. It's because the 2 joypad are different in the retro-side: if I remember correctly the one with white serial has a circle, the other has a cross in the middle. Unfortunately I did not take pics about that.

Edited by Battlezone, Sun Feb 8, 2009 11:36 AM.

[Battlezone]

chris_lynx1989, on Sun Feb 8, 2009 10:02 AM, said:

Battlezone, on Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:31 AM, said:

I really don't know! Do you note a difference when you push the joypad of the 2 console?

Yes,I do.I get a more thumpy click on the joypad.The buttons just kind of click,is that what you mean?I haven't paid a lot of attention to it. In what way different exactly?Is the joypad of different design on yours?Are the silicone pads for your buttons/joypad different?Do you notice a thumpy click with your pad?

Hi Chris, where did you buy your Lynx unit with silver serial starting with B...?

[chris_lynx1989]

The unit I'm using now either came from Telegames USA or Venture back in the mid-90s,I believe.It would've been in 1995-97,I'm thinking anyway.I have 3 other 2s put away that I can't get to at the moment. One is my first Core that had the Y on it,the second either did or didn't have the orange sticker and 4 games with it,the last I got at a flea mkt in '03 inside a Lynx Pouch.I'm thinking the two latter ones may also have the silver sticker,not sure.Why do you ask?

[Battlezone]

I'm trying to uderstand something about that version.
My silver label units come from Telegames UK, System 16-32 and 1 unit comes from GoAtari. Also I saw silver label units in other european online shop or ebay... don't know if they purchased them from Telegames or from Atari factory in USA, when it closed. It would be interesting to know if that kind of unit comes from Atari Sunnyvale or was assembled by Telegames with new Atari components.
The serials start with B42.. if the "Atari specification factory codes" is valid for Lynx.. the number "2" stands for 1992, year of production. It could be possible because with those units I usually found a guarantee card printed in 1992.
Also it would be interesting to know why they have a different pad and, sometimes, the rainbow-y bands effects on the screen cover (I think it has to do with the reflection of light coming through the LCD screen... Is the cover made with a different kind of plastic?)

Edited by Battlezone, Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:37 AM.

[Battlezone]

Does anyone have discovered the mystery of the Lynx II with silver serials

[2d gamer]

yes, there is the difference that you mentioned. It's because the 2 joypad are different in the retro-side: if I remember correctly the one with white serial has a circle, the other has a cross in the middle. Unfortunately I did not take pics about that.

Hey Battlezone, I read your post about the different pads. Mine is just a cross altogether,so the old white label lynx II has the same circular pad as the LYNX 1? Im trying to figure out what model mine is since it's missing the serial. It does have all the PAG 0401 with some FCC info on the plastic. The Lynx II background for the Handy emulator looks just like mine. I don't think i've noticed any of that pixel glitching that is supposed to exist in early lynx's. But the screen does show some optical problems where certain objects will show shadows across the screen. Does this happen to all Lynx systems in general on a smaller scale?

If any others know as well, feel free to chime in.

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Edited by 2d gamer, Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:12 AM.

[2d gamer]

Hey Battlezone. I looked at the Lynx 1, and I think I made a mistake with the control pad thing. I think you were not referring to the big circle that CONTAINS the cross pad, but in the middle of the pad there is a very slight recess of a circle in the middle of the cross. Now in my LYNX II, there is a very slight recess of a cross within the whole cross pad. NOw this would mean that it could be in fact, a silver serial lynx if im not mistaken? It would be cool to know, because when I ordered it recently, if I knew about the silver serial version ahead of time, I would have definitely tried to track one of those down. It would be awesome if i got lucky! You know your stuff about the LYNX system. That is cool. The Lynx is a cool little hobby to get into because of it's charming history.

Edited by 2d gamer, Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:12 AM.