Atari 2600 Field Service Manual page 154

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t h e s w i t c h b o a r d .
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f e m a l e , 1 2 - p i n i n - l i n e s o c k e t o n t h e s w i t c h b o a r d .
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a s s e m b l y s h o u l d be r e p l a c e d w i t h t h e r i b b o n c a b l e a s s e m b l y ( p a r t
n u m b e r C 0 1 2 7 7 6 ) a n d t h e 1 2 - p i n m a l e s w i t c h b o a r d c o n n e c t o r s h o u l d
be r e p l a c e d w i t h t h e 1 2 - p i n f e m a l e s w i t c h b o a r d s o c k e t ( p a r t
n u m b e r C 0 1 4 7 7 8 - 0 3 ) .