retrobits | Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade First Look and Restoration! @retrobitstv | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The VCS (2600) wasn’t the only Atari that came out in 1977. Get ready for more cleaning montages than you can handle!

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00:00 Introduction
01:12 Background and History
02:51 First Look
05:46 Disassembly and Cleaning
08:55 Case Design
10:35 Mainboard Overview
14:12 Service Bulletins
16:00 Testing the Power Supply
19:49 Controllers
20:48 Cartridges
21:58 Initial System Testing
24:15 RF Video Quality
26:04 Repair and Re-Test
30:05 Before and After
31:32 Video Mods
32:45 Final Thoughts

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