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Thanks for the comment Rick! I should have stated that in many cases, one can usually get away with just spraying a bunch of contact cleaner into a switch and follow that up with some IPA and then the dielectric without having to completely gut a switch apart. But in the case of these va0 Saturn model 1 units like mine. The switch is essentially an enclosed housing. And the way the switch is oriented when installed, means that hitting it with contact cleaner and IPA will just cause it to pool up and not actually drain out properly. That would be an issue all on its own as the gunk doesn't get removed and just ends up drying up over time and still in the way.
It also doesn't help that the switches used in these earlier models are near unobtanium to get these days. I've only found on selling on the internet that has replacement switches exactly like what was used, and they want about $55 Aussie bucks for them. Yeah... Australia appears to be the one place the switches can be purchased. I'm sure a modern replacement could be used and installed in a 3D printed bracket or something, but yeah... like the Veccy as you mentioned, the power switches aren't common on these earlier models so if you can clean and repair them, it is best to do so.
Here is what it looks like btw. model 1 va0 power switch assembly.

Yeap... if you take a look I just got some of them brought over. The issue was that I did have the RSS option disabled on hardware blog I have over there and thus, couldn't import it initially. Now I need to figure out how to get the new entry I made here... over there... LOL. But I think I can get it figured out and now that the AA one is linked to here, anything I do there should cross over to here as well then?
 

I've never figured out the RSS thing so I would need some explanation and assistance on how that is done exactly?
 

I've never figured out the RSS thing so I would need some explanation and assistance on how that is done exactly?
 

I don't do the blog thing that much but figured some folks here might enjoy a bit more in depth look and explanation on some of the stuff I've done. I also have created a few blogs over at AA as well but it isn't something I do on a regular basis or schedule.
 

I don't do the blog thing that much but figured some folks here might enjoy a bit more in depth look and explanation on some of the stuff I've done. I also have created a few blogs over at AA as well but it isn't something I do on a regular basis or schedule.
 

I think those that complain about removing it, are those that grew up with the console. I personally didn't even know the Vectrex ever existed until I got back into classic gaming in the early 2000s. I don't recall commercials or ever seeing one on display when I was a boy so for me I have no nostalgia towards the console. As a result the buzz was a pita to me.
One disadvantage.. yes there is one, to removing the buzz, is that some demos relied on the way that buzz was generated for sound. As a result the demo for Bad Apple has barely audible audio. No amount of volume adjustment or other fixes I've tried works to correct for this. Also the buzz-off didn't totally remove the buzz in my unit as there is still a tiny bit there, However, it is only audible through the internal speaker as the VAT captured audio does not have any buzz from it. 
I also own three mutlicarts:
- VecMulti 
- Jason's Kopps Multicart that I received in November (about a year after I ordered it LOL) and...
- a VecFever... The VecFever might be my favorite with the additional games it game with and the ability to run modified Vector arcade MAME roms through it and on the Vectrex.
Although the PiTrex project has supplanted the VecFever in many regards. Additionally there is a VecFever II that has the ability to play rom images of much larger size and internal storage but I'm good with the seemingly unobtainium one I own.
 

I think those that complain about removing it, are those that grew up with the console. I personally didn't even know the Vectrex ever existed until I got back into classic gaming in the early 2000s. I don't recall commercials or ever seeing one on display when I was a boy so for me I have no nostalgia towards the console. As a result the buzz was a pita to me.
One disadvantage.. yes there is one, to removing the buzz, is that some demos relied on the way that buzz was generated for sound. As a result the demo for Bad Apple has barely audible audio. No amount of volume adjustment or other fixes I've tried works to correct for this. Also the buzz-off didn't totally remove the buzz in my unit as there is still a tiny bit there, However, it is only audible through the internal speaker as the VAT captured audio does not have any buzz from it. 
I also own three mutlicarts:
- VecMulti 
- Jason's Kopps Multicart that I received in November (about a year after I ordered it LOL) and...
- a VecFever... The VecFever might be my favorite with the additional games it game with and the ability to run modified Vector arcade MAME roms through it and on the Vectrex.
Although the PiTrex project has supplanted the VecFever in many regards. Additionally there is a VecFever II that has the ability to play rom images of much larger size and internal storage but I'm good with the seemingly unobtainium one I own.
 

What are the three multicarts that you own @RickR? I also have a small Veccy collection. Mine was a gift that was given to me just after the OVGE 10th anniversary expo I hosted. It was a present from my friends who were a part of the event as a thanks for hosting it. Since then, I've recapped mine (Really sucked since I didn't have my de-soldering iron back then), Installed two different no buzz type kits until I finally installed Charles Tweety's No Buzz kit and also his Vectrex Audio Tap modification as well. I've thought about seeing if those UV LED frames are still available, but that is really only useful with UV reactive overlays to go with it and when I calculate what all of that would cost (Since it mostly has to all come from the UK) vs how much I actually play the vectrex... I've not seen a justification in that. I play on mine with a modded genesis controller I did a few years back.
My favorite games on the system is without a doubt Kristof Tut's releases of Vector Pilot and Vector Patrol as well as the homebrew release of Vectorblade. They really showcase what the Vectrex was capable of then and now!

I got one as a late B-day present to myself. My wife has the Super Mario Bros. one and I have the Zelda one. I never even opened it and put it straight into the glass display case with other Zelda memorabilia LOL!
 

I got one as a late B-day present to myself. My wife has the Super Mario Bros. one and I have the Zelda one. I never even opened it and put it straight into the glass display case with other Zelda memorabilia LOL!
 

I got one as a late B-day present to myself. My wife has the Super Mario Bros. one and I have the Zelda one. I never even opened it and put it straight into the glass display case with other Zelda memorabilia LOL!
 

I've heard of the Legacy of Kain games but haven't played them either. It sounds like something I would likely enjoy so I guess I need to check it out on my DC sometime soon. Thanks for your blog post reminding me about it.
 

I've heard of the Legacy of Kain games but haven't played them either. It sounds like something I would likely enjoy so I guess I need to check it out on my DC sometime soon. Thanks for your blog post reminding me about it.
 

I think I have the DC release of this but never actually tried to play it LOL! Are they 3D platform action type games or ?