Help i am new to the whole fixing a atari thing. I turn on my spare 2600 and it displays many different colors or just grey zig zags. Any advice would help?
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2600 problem
Started by atari_sammysue, Dec 28 2003 11:31 AM
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Susuwatari
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Posted Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:03 PM
Dirty cart slot?
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atari_sammysue
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Moonsweeper
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Posted Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:56 PM
Sounds right, the slot did look kind of dirty. How can i clean it and what can i use?
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atari_sammysue
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Posted Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:48 PM
How do i clean the cartridge slot rubbing alcohol or what?
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vb_master
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Posted Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:57 PM
Get some compressed air at your local Radioshack
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Posted Thu Jan 1, 2004 1:25 PM
atari_sammysue said:
How do i clean the cartridge slot rubbing alcohol or what?
Do what VB said and get some canned air to get the shit out of the bottom of the slot, and then what I do is take a stainless steel ruler (1/16" wide) and wrap some 600 grit sandpaper (emery cloth) around it and push it into the slot to sand the contacts in the system slightly. Seems to work very good for me.
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