View Full Version : Rebuilding an Atari VCS?
josekortez
11-08-2004, 01:35 PM
Okay, I know someone is going to jump on me or possibly send this to Restoration Society, but I need some input. I now have a mini-2600 (?) and a woodgrain VCS, and I need to find out how to get an RF (or whatever it requires) and a power supply for either without heading off to Ebay land. I've tried the search engine here on DP, and I can never find one thread that satisfies my curiosity.
Also, are there any online sites with pictures that tell you how to restore one? Again, I apologize if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm coming from the NES generation, so I'm clueless...
Flack
11-08-2004, 01:51 PM
Okay, I know someone is going to jump on me or possibly send this to Restoration Society, but I need some input. I now have a mini-2600 (?) and a woodgrain VCS, and I need to find out how to get an RF (or whatever it requires) and a power supply for either without heading off to Ebay land. I've tried the search engine here on DP, and I can never find one thread that satisfies my curiosity.
Also, are there any online sites with pictures that tell you how to restore one? Again, I apologize if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm coming from the NES generation, so I'm clueless...
RF Adapter: (RF to Coax)
http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=42
If you don't want a power supply from eBay, you can buy one from Radio Shack (who also has those RF to Coax adapters). It's 9v, + center.
josekortez
11-08-2004, 02:04 PM
Thanks, flack. I'd rather Radio Shack it if I can help it. The woodgrain has a coax cord still attached, but I think it was torn out on the mini. Does that mean that the mini is no good?
doubledownon11
11-08-2004, 02:14 PM
If it has the internal connected RF cord all you need to do is open it up and solder in a new one.
SkiDragon
11-08-2004, 03:03 PM
I found that ebay power supplies were cheaper than radio shack ones, and the ebay ones were actually made FOR the 2600. Does the Jr. use the same power as the original VCS?
Dr. Morbis
11-08-2004, 10:08 PM
Does the Jr. use the same power as the original VCS?
My Junior uses the same power supply as my Heavy sixer, so I assume it's standard.