When I turn the power on...

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:21 pm

The white led mod lights up & then quickly fades out. Any ideas? (I'm doing the 2600 project from the book.) Could it be the capacitors's I've used to replace the original 2600 fat green one? Thanks.

Jeff S.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:26 pm

Does the Atari continue to work? If not, you may not have a powerful enough battery. I don't think the capacitors would be affecting the power, unless you used something like 68uF instead of .68uF.

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:55 pm

Well,

I bought the capacitor's recommended by Sponge. I'm sure that that isn't the issue. I guess it could be the batteries, but before I re-wired the unit, i was getting a better picture with the game. Now I'm not getting to see the game anymore & the white led mod quickly fades out. I'm pretty baffled.

jeff S.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:13 pm

hmm try charging your batteries and what kind of battery are you using

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:42 pm

Those capacitors I recommended are for paddles, so it's a whole different thing. I'm not sure what the problem is, personally

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:36 am

Hi,

Tonight i'm goingto double-check all of my wiring. I'm also considering using some of this much touted lemon juice. Can someone give me some information in how it should be used? Do I dip the exposed bits of wires in it & then solder? Thanks.

Jeff S

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:37 am

get a Q-tip and then use that top put it on the wire or sometimes i just dip the exposed wire in

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:21 pm

yeah lemon juice is just cheap flux you can eat. Never eat flux I did once.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:04 pm

What did it taste like

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:14 pm

"it tastes like burning..."