Restoration of an Atari 2600 Vintage Game Console | Retro Repair Guy Episode 30

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Retro Repair Guy repairs, restores and presents history on the Atari 2600 retro gaming console from 1975. For this vintage electronic restoration I replaced all the capacitors and cleaned it all up. Check out https://pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx?inviteid=468220 - great PCBs from just $5!

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The thirtieth episode of the Retro Repair Guy. A series aimed at retro and vintage electronic repair and restoration.

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00:00 Snazzy Intro
00:15 History of the Atari 2600
05:52 Show Intro
08:15 Our Sponsor
08:46 Initial Testing
10:27 Disassembling the Atari 2600 Game Console
12:12 Repairing the Retro Game Console Part 1
14:40 Let's Take a Bath
15:49 Notes about Axial and Film Capacitors
19:06 Repairing the Atari 2600 Part 2
22:52 Notes on the Voltage Regulator
25:22 Reassembling the Vintage Game Console
28:01 Before & After
29:54 Testing the Restored Atari 2600
32:10 Wrap Up
33:11 Credits

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