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Title: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: NESman93 on February 10, 2008, 01:04:15 PM Would anyone know how to start Restoring an Atari 2600?
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: Ghost Soldier on February 11, 2008, 01:10:35 PM I'd start by taking it apart and cleaning the case of the system first. Be gentle cleaning the board and contacts. After a good cleaning, fire it up and see how it works. From there it's finding parts for non-working ones.
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: Arrrhalomynn on February 17, 2008, 02:04:48 PM I'd start by buying a good one on ebay, then toss out the old one. Why would you want to restore it?
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on February 17, 2008, 08:58:48 PM Just toss it out. It's old and outdated.
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: NESman93 on April 09, 2008, 03:50:15 PM It may be old and outdated but it still kicks all kinds of ass
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: cyberfluxor on April 09, 2008, 08:31:04 PM Well, the cost and time required to figure out the problem and replacing that part is not worth it unless you have plenty of free time and don't mind messing around with it. The only real benefit is learning more about the hardware but that's it. If it were a prototype or some rare unit (not too familiar with the various VCS models) then I can see the value of repair, otherwise just chuck it or hang the circuit board on the wall of a computer/gaming room.
Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: Sauza12 on April 09, 2008, 08:36:22 PM I guess it would depend what problems the Atari is having. Restoring one of those can be anything from a simple resoldering to having to complete replace the board.
True it can end up costing you just as much if not more than buying a new unit, but it's still kind of fun to work on them. Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: den68 on April 18, 2008, 09:55:46 AM I'd start by buying a good one on ebay, then toss out the old one. Why would you want to restore it? Because it's fun to take a grubby old broken down system and get it working and all sparkling clean. Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: Tan on April 18, 2008, 11:29:09 AM I'd start by buying a good one on ebay, then toss out the old one. Why would you want to restore it? Because it's fun to take a grubby old broken down system and get it working and all sparkling clean. That and there aren't nearly as many nice 2600's on eBay as there were 5 years ago, nor are they as cheap. You might as well clean up a free one then buy one and still have to clean it too. Title: Re: Atari 2600 Restoration Post by: dotDarkCloud (dDC) on April 28, 2008, 08:27:34 PM I'd start by buying a good one on ebay, then toss out the old one. Why would you want to restore it? Because it's fun to take a grubby old broken down system and get it working and all sparkling clean. That and there aren't nearly as many nice 2600's on eBay as there were 5 years ago, nor are they as cheap. You might as well clean up a free one then buy one and still have to clean it too. I have a broken 2600, but I have no idea what is wrong with it... |