Re: How to open rusted Atari 2600?

On Mar 26, 8:06=A0pm, "t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I found an Atari 2600 partially buried in the ground, behind
> an abandoned house. It looks like it had been there for a while
> because the screws underneath are rusted and all the switches
> on top have all corroded to the point they fall off. The
> switches have slightly disintegrated to dust. But the screws
> underneath are sill holding the console together and that's
> the problem with it: it can't be opened without because of the
> rusted screws.
>
> I have to open it to clean the inside and because the VHF
> cord (to TV) has been cut off. (For some reason all electrical
> appliances found in the back yard had their plugs cut off).
>
> I'm thinking about chiseling the screws in order to damage
> them enough to get it open but I'm worried about damaging the
> circuit board. I've already open an Atari 2600 before and I've seen
> the board is held by the plastic of the bottom with the screws.
>
> Tony

  Theres a bit you can buy for rusted and stripped screws. Try that
and also get some PB Blaster and spray that on the screws and let it
soak  few min.