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OK, Radio Hack finally got in the 1K-ohm potentiometers, so I was able to finish off the video hack.

Moving on to the battery...

Does anyone have any info on using the Sony Lithium L Series battery on a hand built 2600? What I am looking for is how you physically attach the battery to the unit so ...

Second, I've been looking through the guides on this site and other places, but none of them show how to remove the little red tower on the section of the board with the chips. From the looks of things, it can just be cut off, but I was wondering if anything else is needed. How do I remove the red ...

AHHHHH! So, basically, how much wire should I pull thru there? Just a nub? I just took another look at it in the day light (the sun came out!) and it really is a hole. Does the resistor that is covering the hole eventually get removed? I know that some of the resistors in that area do.

OK, here is what I am talking about.
It seems that my left-hand "Y" spot is just a hole. Because of this, I am afeared of making a connection to it.

This is my board revision, if it helps:
http://www.nycnyne.net:999/other/Atari0001.jpg

This is a shot of the 4x4 board (again, not sure if this ...

Thanks. Perhaps some photos will help.
I kindda feel like I hi-jacked this guys thread, so I am going to start another one.

Hello, all.

I am very new to all of this stuff, but I got Ben's book today and dove in.

Got as far as step two on page 459 and I am stumped.
Even looked at Squee!'s picture and I still do not get it.

What is hanging me up is that the left hand "Y" spot on my 4" board is just a hole. Is there ...