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Author Topic: Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers  (Read 1427 times)

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Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers
« on: March 10, 2006, 10:56:39 pm »
I was reading something online saying that cleaning the contacts on Atari carts, as well as the switches in the joysticks and the pots in the paddles is a good idea. How would I do this? For the carts, I would lean toward using dry Q-tips. Sandpaper for the joystick switches? How to I clean the potentiometers?
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Re: Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2006, 09:07:57 am »
a White eraser works well on cleaning the carts....

for the paddles I've used contact cleaner....

I've never really had to clean the joysticks...

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Re: Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2006, 09:15:14 am »
guts of a 2600 joystick

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Re: Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2006, 05:37:32 pm »
The same stuff that I use in my EM pinball machine, which I shouldn't even be using?
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Re: Cleaning Atari 2600 carts, controllers
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2006, 07:51:18 am »
I really like to use alcohol to clean my cart contacts. I've tried to use erasers but a q-tip can get into places easier than an eraser. Also you might want to check out this site for several cleaning guides:
http://www.atariage.com/howto/index.html
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