This Does Not Compute | Atari 5200 Video and Power Mod -- Ditch the Switchbox! @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded January 2020 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
The Atari 5200 was notorious for its use of an external RF switchbox for its A/V and power connections. Let's look at a mod kit that lets you get rid of it.


Electronic Sentimentalities mod kits: electronicsentimentalities.com/Assembled%20Mods.html



 Sources:
Atari Age 5200 mod installation photo: atariage.com/forums/topic/258771-5200-s-video-mod-success-story
5200 cartridge adapter photo: atariage.com/forums/topic/182497-sold-atari-5200-vcs-cartridge-adaptor
Atari 400 computer image: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Atari-400-Comp.jpg
Atari 2600 image: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpg
Atari 7800 commercial: youtube.com/watch?v=i273ZzHNULs

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