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[activision man]

G'day All.

I got a technical question in relating to the colour turn dials to adjust the colour Hue on the 2600 JR. I bought another PAL 2600 JR console on ebay that came on Friday. Just Yesterday when I try to adjust the HUE to get the colour to look right on the colour turning dial. Unfortunately it snapped off when I tried to turn it by putting a small flathead screwdriver through the little hole from the bottom of my 2600 JR console.

Is it possible that I could unsolder that dial from another 2600 JR console I got that doesn't work and solder that to the console I got working? or do I need to search online to buy a second hand colour turning dial?

Thanks,
Josh

[gdement]

If they're both the same model then the parts are probably interchangeable.

The adjustment knob would be a potentiometer (variable resistor). If you knew the range of the pot then you could replace it with anything that has similar specs.

[activision man]

Gidday gdement.
Thanks heaps, I've unsoldered that adjustment knob off the old 2600 JR that didn't work and soldered it to the other 2600 JR that works. It worked like a charm and the colours are now showing again.

Cheers heaps,
Josh