Does anyone have any advice on how to install a power LED mod for the 2600?
Also, are there any gotchas in replacing the switches? Do the switches have to have a particular voltage rating on them?
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switches and power LED
Started by mos6507, Nov 22 2003 3:04 PM
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Posted Sat Nov 22, 2003 3:07 PM
mos6507 said:
Does anyone have any advice on how to install a power LED mod for the 2600?
Also, are there any gotchas in replacing the switches? Do the switches have to have a particular voltage rating on them?
Also, are there any gotchas in replacing the switches? Do the switches have to have a particular voltage rating on them?
If you use a LED that is rated at 5V, you can hook it up directly to the 7805 voltage regulator.
I am not sure if the switches have ratings, do you have a broken switch or something ? I have a bag full of replacement switches (NOS), if you're interested.
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Posted Sat Nov 22, 2003 4:40 PM
Switches shouldn't be an issue. Most likely there are dirty contact, get a contact cleaner. Atari doesn't take much power (5v DC, couple hundred mA) so any switch you find from your local radio shop will work.
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Posted Sat Nov 22, 2003 4:52 PM
Here is an example of a power LED I added to a unit a long time ago. 
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Posted Sat Nov 22, 2003 5:55 PM
CPUWIZ said:
Here is an example of a power LED I added to a unit a long time ago.
Nice. I'm about to put a blue LED in the 7800 I presently have open (I already replaced the broken voltage regulator and added an additional power jack (I left the 7800 one alone))..
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