Atari 2600 Field Service Manual page 156

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Consumer Product Service
VCS Manager of Technical Support
ATARI"
SERVICE BULLETIN
MODEL:
2600 Video
Computer System
I
DATE:
February
18,1982
PROBLEM
Damage t o Hex Buffer, and other components
CAUSE
S t a t i c discharge
SOLUTION
To provide protection from s t a t i c discharge a Zener diode must be placed between
t h e trigger lines and ground. Also, s t a t i c strips must b e placed on the switches of
the switchboard. (Refer t o pages 3-3 thru 3-5 of your ATARI VIDEO COMPUTER
FIELD SERVICE
MANUAL
DOMESTIC
MODEL
2600/2600A.)
T h e p a r t number f o r t h e Zener ~ i o d e / A x i a l Cap. Assembly is
CA018263 and
can b e
ordered (at no charge to
you) from Sales Order Processing, Sunnyvale, a f t e r March
8, 1982.
You should have the static strips (Part Numbers C017294 and C017297) in c u r r e n t
p a r t s inventory. If you d o not, please order t h e m when you order t h e Zener/Axial
Assembly.