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leeman_085 Tomy Blip
Joined: 20 Apr 2014 Last Visit: 23 Apr 2014 Posts: 2 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:24 pm Post subject: Help with Entex Defender |
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Greetings all,
I’m new to the forum and would like some help with my Entex Defender game I recently picked up. I switched it on with new batteries in and got nothing. I was pressing on the batteries and got it to come on. However, it doesn’t stay on. It will go out on its own, but if I turn the game upside down it will come back on. The battery terminals are clean.
Thanks,
Lee. |
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blanka Atari Cosmos
Joined: 14 Dec 2010 Last Visit: 13 Oct 2022 Posts: 561 Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Try an adapter first.
The battery terminals, even while looking clean, can have a thin layer of nearly visible corrosion. Try rubbing them with some vinegar or so. |
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Rik Site Admin
Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Last Visit: 12 May 2024 Posts: 1932 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Also, try bending them outward a little (if possible, not sure what they look like off the top of my head) so the batteries fit in tighter. And spin the batteries a few times after you insert them, that my work off any not-so-visible layer of oxidation on the metal. |
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leeman_085 Tomy Blip
Joined: 20 Apr 2014 Last Visit: 23 Apr 2014 Posts: 2 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for your replies. I tried the vinegar trick and still didn't come on. I did buy an AC adapter at Radio Shack and it now works. Thanks to this forum for helping me get the right adapter.
It's fun, I played the arcade version in the '80s all the time.
Lee |
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blanka Atari Cosmos
Joined: 14 Dec 2010 Last Visit: 13 Oct 2022 Posts: 561 Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Just bought a game that was marked defect as the seller tried new batteries without success. THERE WAS AN AC ADAPTER IN THE BOX, and with that it WORKED! Cheap find for me anyway. |
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