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metal_mattt
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atari portable help!

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there use to be a link on ben's site that helped get you started on your own 2600 portable. i have looked all over but i get seem to find it anymore???
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Go to www.classicgaming.com/vcsp
Click on "Info"
Click on "How-to"

There you go.
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Post by SpongeBuell »

there is also a good general 2600 wiring diagram at http://www.doomportables.org/2600.html
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Post by metal_mattt »

while i was soldering the audio connection to the pin , the capacitor broke in half. does anyone know what value it is so i can replace it?
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Post by SpongeBuell »

I believe it is .1uF, but I'll double check that later today.

Edit: yeah, I'm pretty sure it is .1uF, assuming we're talking about the same one.
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Post by JackFrost22 »

You did check it right cause I;m making one cause I fried my n64 and psone screen :( :(
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