Re: Intellivision reset switch

On 03/04/2017 22:38, "cctalk" wrote: > On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Richard Sheppard via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> >> May depend on the model, but mine has a spring under the plastic reset >> button in the top of the case and one of those metal

Re: Intellivision reset switch

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Richard Sheppard via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > May depend on the model, but mine has a spring under the plastic reset > button in the top of the case and one of those metal domed tactile switches > on the PCB. > This matches my recollection of

Re: Intellivision reset switch

> I'm guessing it was a blob of foam, which has deteriorated, but maybe it > was a metal spring, or a piece of u-shaped plastic etc. May depend on the model, but mine has a spring under the plastic reset button in the top of the case and one of those metal domed tactile switches on the PCB.

Re: Intellivision reset switch

On 04/02/2017 08:51 PM, drlegendre . wrote: If the unit was otherwise working as-found, then it might be safe to say that whatever +was+ under that button +must+ have either disintegrated or fallen out of place, yet evidence should remain. In either case, you should find evidence - crumbled,

Re: Intellivision reset switch

Jules, I've been inside of one, but I just can't recall the arrangement for the reset button. But here are a couple of thoughts on the matter.. If the unit was otherwise working as-found, then it might be safe to say that whatever +was+ under that button +must+ have either disintegrated or

Intellivision reset switch

Can anyone who's been inside an Intellivision confirm that there's supposed to be a little foam disc beneath the reset switch plate? I picked a system with a box of cartridges up earlier, half expecting the machine to be dead (I was figuring it was going to be a blob of