Colecovision problems

[omnedon]

I'm guessing ...

MOPAR MUSCLE of some type.....

[zektor]

Regarding the power switch being difficult to slide after re-assembly:

Don't tighten the screws on the bottom of the unit too tight. Especially the one in the middle front of the unit. If you loosen it just SLIGHTLY, you will notice the switch will move with ease

[Duncan]

I'm guessing ...

MOPAR MUSCLE of some type.....

Yeah, or possibly AMC. Those two groups are fanatic enough...

Duncan

[chadtower]

Heh... in college I had a one of a kind car. I had a 1982 Ford EXP coupe that we cut the roof off of and built a custom convertible frame, clothed it with a mercedes cloth top. It was the shit. Looked like a tiny little 5.0. Chicks LOVED it. The engine was so small it made today's Ford Escort look like a Vette. Too bad people kept trying to steal it. Idiots. Still not sure why, it had an actual book value of like 1.95.

[FABombjoy]

Good guesses, but it's actually one of these (113k image). Some day, I aspire to own a Charger (Mopar connection), and a Bricklin (AMC powered). So, you've both pinpointed my goals

[omnedon]

Well, if you reach 88 miles per hour.... we may miss your posts.... or have to wait for them.

I have a Mr. Coffee you could borrow, but no Mr. Fusion....

[chadtower]

SWEET.

[Zaxxon]

Fact of the matter is, on a classic system (2600, Inty, CV), I get stupid. What I mean is, I will move heaven and earth to fix it. I don't care how long it takes me.... or if it costs me more than replacement in the long run. Not very smart from a business standpoint. I've occasionally charged $50 for a repair that took me more than 8 hours, and ten bucks in wires, switches and supplies.

But Dammit.. I FIXED IT!!!

I read that CV's are made entirely out of off-the-shelf parts that anyone can buy and should be easy to find to replace. You can find z80's cheap all day long. What else is there to a CV? A few ROM chips, some RAM, a couple db9 ports. Nothing proprietary that couldn't be fixed/replaced if needed. The weird power supply is the only thing that you can't find new easily. Recotron made a replacment PS that works with the CV. I bought 3 NOS ones off a guy I found here at DP. I no longer have his email address or anything .

[fadingstarlight]

Hey
I have a Colecovision and I am trying to get it to run...
I can get power and things going cause the printer moves..
so far I can get a black screen and like a weird ringing noise starts...
I just kinda need some direction on how to clean things or some trouble shooting to get it working again or if it is even possible
please help!