Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Report Posted July 23, 2018 It arrived today. Spoiler alert! Images show a sticker with wording on it that might be rated T. See what I mean? Bath first then I will start the repair process. greenween, RickR, MaximumRD and 1 other 4 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) I believe this is the shiniest 30+year RF shield I have ever seen in all the years that I've been cleaning and repairing electronics. Edited July 23, 2018 by kamakazi20012 MaximumRD and StormSurge 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 Disassembly process completed. Time for a bath. Don't worry...I will remove the heatsink from mobo before washing it. I also removed the sticker. StormSurge and MaximumRD 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 This is what I use to clean electronics... ...and I soak the electronics along with any and all parts. This chemical can remove most stains including years of cigarette buildup in a matter of seconds. And before most say water and electronics don't mix...you can wash electronics on a board level provided there is no power going through the circuits of any kind including battery power and if they are dried off immediately or allowed to air dry. Personally, it would be better to dry them off asap as air drying can promote corrosion. More work coming...stay tuned! MaximumRD and StormSurge 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 Bath time done! In the back of my mind, however, I kept hearing the SMS crying out, "NO! My instructions specifically state that I am NOT TO GET WET! How dare you!!" Me: "But, I am your father now." SMS: "That's not true! That's impossible!! Nooooooooo!" Surprisingly, there are literally no scratches on this system. It must have been well cared for. Sega built these systems like a tank! Even with the vent holes there was very little dust allowed to enter inside the system. Probably some of the best Japanese engineering I've seen yet. Operation check & repair is now under way. MaximumRD 1 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 Some good news...I got a power light. Bad news...no RF signal of any kind. Next I am going to try the A/V out. If I can at least get something from there then I will just ignore the RF modulator. greenween and MaximumRD 2 Quote
MaximumRD Posted July 23, 2018 Report Posted July 23, 2018 Ah man, well best of luck, it is good to see people like yourself attempting to clean and fix these. Atari 5200 Guy 1 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 That...is a thing of beauty. RF still shows no signs of life so I am going to assume it is dead. I might fix it sometime in the future just to have a 100% working system but for now it works and I'm happy with that. MaximumRD 1 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 And...we have the hidden Snail game! It works! Now...let the SMS collecting begin. But after I put it back together. greenween and MaximumRD 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 All done. RF fix on hold until I do more research and find replacement parts. Sorry for the rough images. Tablet camera is not very good quality. Now, Justin, let's see some score challenges with SMS games, bro! greenween and MaximumRD 2 Quote
RickR Posted July 24, 2018 Report Posted July 24, 2018 NICE! If it were me, I would not even bother with the RF. You've got the composite cable and that's the better option. Congrats on the nice pickup. greenween and Atari 5200 Guy 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Posted July 24, 2018 NICE! If it were me, I would not even bother with the RF. You've got the composite cable and that's the better option. Congrats on the nice pickup. You're right. And thank you. It is in pretty good shape overall. Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Posted July 24, 2018 Ah man, well best of luck, it is good to see people like yourself attempting to clean and fix these. Thanks, MaxRD. If I had the space I'd gladly give every non-working console I could a home. At least until I could get them fixed and then I'd try to find them a new home if I already one. I love to tinker and fix electronics. MaximumRD and RickR 2 Quote
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) UPDATE: Well...nice surprise. I found out why the RF was not working. I had forgot about cleaning up any cables I was not using around my gaming TV. That meant unhooking the RF stuff as well to help untangle a rather large hairball of cords and eliminating what I can do without. When reconnecting everything I neglected to reconnect my cable for a direct connection for RF signals mostly used for the 2600/7800 consoles. Dragging out the 7800 for a bit of fun led to the discovery. The cable ran to the back of the TV but I didn't complete the connection to the 5200's switchbox. I got so use to the cable being there, ready to go, that I forgot about disconnecting it until the 7800 refused to show a RF signal. In more simple words...there is nothing wrong with the SMS. It is 100% fully functional...and clean, too! Edited July 25, 2018 by kamakazi20012 MaximumRD and RickR 2 Quote
MaximumRD Posted July 25, 2018 Report Posted July 25, 2018 Woo Hoo! Nice bonus! Atari 5200 Guy 1 Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison
CrossBow Posted July 26, 2018 Report Posted July 26, 2018 Awesome! I was going to say that if it did end up being a dead RF modulator that I actually have an RF modulator for an SMS that I removed last month when modding a client's SMS for them. They specifically asked that I remove the RF modulator and put the region switch in the hole the RF modulator was so I wouldn't have to drill any holes in the case. Region switch was for Tim's RF add-in mod board. Which, is why the SMS was sent to me. MaximumRD and Atari 5200 Guy 2 Quote See what I'm up to over at the Ivory Tower Collections: http://www.youtube.com/ivorytowercollections
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