What isn't quite clear in the pictures is perhaps the two 22pin
universal harnesses that come out of the right hand side of the rig
(connects to the two round connectors).
Atari made all of their games with 22pin connectors, you plug this
22pin harness into the game under test and plug in its corresponding
'program plug'. This 'tells' the test rig how and where to route the
power and inputs and outputs in that 22pin harness. If there is an
additional connector on the game pcb you are hooking up, the program
plug is where the corresponding connector will eb hanging out of.
In this way, all you need is the right set of program plugs for the
game you want to test, as the 22pin harness is always attatched to the
rig.
Atari used this same program plug principle on the later Pat9000
(which i also have) but i believe they are completely different in
function and are not interchangeable.
My rig fell out of use at some point, where it looks like it was
robbed for parts (the universal expansion module is missing) and an
AR1 was hooked up very crudely and it looks like it was used as a
dedicated Asteroids test rig, probably because of the variac
transformers.. Its a total hack job thoguh, the monitor is not vector,
its the original raster, the op had a vector monitor placed on top.
So it's going to take a bit to restore it, but it is a start as they
are so rare.
My main personal collection is themed on Atari from the 1970's. One of
my goals i set myself a looooong time ago was to get hold of one
example of every game that Atari made in the 1970's.. I am very near
to having a complete set (missing only 4-5 pcbs now). The CTF-1 test
rig is perfect for my collection as it is pretty much what you would
have had at the Atari factory if you had a library of every game you
ever made in the 70's
Its nice to have an aim for a collection, and i'm pleased to have got
the CTF-1 to sort of round it off
enjoy.
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Andrew Welburn -
http://www.andys-arcade.com/
WANTED - Deith Virtua Fighter sideart(RHS), Berzerk Control panel
Konami Pooyan Custom from 4D
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Quoting Andy Cole <
andycole@arqadia.co.uk>:
> Dumb question probably, but what are all the plugs? Do they contain games?
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> Looks like an interesting piece of kit!
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> Andy
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