[atariparty] Folks near Davis: hardware clean-n-fix party?
Bill Kendrick
nbs at sonic.net
Thu Jul 14 21:54:02 PDT 2016
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 12:21:00PM -0700, Dr. Marlin Bates, IV wrote:
> Well, I suppose there is room for 5-10.
<snip>
Marlin's not going to be available for a few weeks, so in the meantime,
I wonder if anyone else around would be willing to help out?
(I'm also thinking of maybe hitting up someone at the Davis Makerspace,
in downtown Davis...?)
I finally went through almost all of my systems & controllers the
other day, and most of it seems to be in working order. Here's what
has problems (in order of badness):
* 2600 (4-switch woodgrain)
(Didn't explicitly test, but remember problems from last Atari Party)
Controller ports seem unreliable, and power switch flakey, IIRC
* CX-40 joystick (x2)
1. Can't move right, almost ever
2. Can't move right, sometimes
* One paddle
Pretty dirty (I at least know how to clean them ;) )
* Genesis gamepad
d-pad is loose (works, but doesn't 'feel' right when I use it
* Wico Command/Control joystick
Wobbly (doesn't stay centered); hard to use
* Flashback 2 joystick
rattles (a piece broke inside); actually seems to work alright, despite
* Slikstik joystick
Seems a little jerky; also very loud/clicky
* Spectravideo joystick
works great, but missing a suction cup ;)
I have 7 other joystick-style controllers (between Genesis, FB2, and
7800 ProControllers), plus EdLaddin super-twin. Also, 2 other pairs of
paddles. And we're not wanting for 2600s.
So, if none of this gets fixed up between now & the 30th, the show will
still go on. :)
-bill!
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