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Atari 2600 Variants Side by Side

Mara Kestrel 27-07-2026 10 Comments 6 Images

SCAN ARCHIVE

Heavy sixer, light sixer, four-switch and Junior on one shelf.

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NOTES

Our 2600 shelf finally has every major variant. We lined them up and photographed the details that separate a heavy sixer from its lighter siblings.

MA
MARA KESTREL AUTHOR
Member since 2016 6 posts

Tube technician with twenty years on broadcast monitors. Mara runs the Thursday CRT bench and still owns the degaussing coil she built in college.

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  1. TA
    TAPE_WARDEN 27-07-2026 @ 21:24

    Nice work. For anyone reading: the service manual is on page 14 of the archive scans.

    1. MA
      MARA KESTREL 31-07-2026 @ 10:12 MEMBER

      Good question. We measured it and it dropped by about half after the recap.

    2. IN
      INES MOREAU 11-08-2026 @ 17:25

      Rosin flux from a jar, cleaned with isopropyl straight after.

  2. NO
    NOOR AZIZ 30-07-2026 @ 23:48

    Good call on labelling every screw. I learned that the hard way.

    1. LE
      LENA VOSS 17-08-2026 @ 07:48

      Rosin flux from a jar, cleaned with isopropyl straight after.

    2. JO
      JONAS LECLERC 19-08-2026 @ 15:34 MEMBER

      Parts list is going into the next post, promise.

  3. KA
    KARL FROM THE CLUB 19-08-2026 @ 05:19

    This is exactly the write-up I needed before opening mine. Bookmarked.

  4. PA
    PAL_OR_NTSC 19-08-2026 @ 17:34

    The tip about the grounding strap should be in bold at the top.

  5. IN
    INES MOREAU 25-08-2026 @ 04:50

    My local repair cafe has a whole shelf of these waiting for volunteers.

  6. DU
    DUSTY_JOYSTICK 25-08-2026 @ 15:27

    Would love a follow-up in six months to see how the recap holds up.

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