Editing Category:Mattel Electronics

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Welcome to the '''Mattel Electronics''' category! Mattel Electronics was the toy and electronics arm of Mattel responsible for the Auto Race and Football LED handheld games (1977 onward), the cartridge-based Intellivision console family (1979 onward) with its various add-on modules, and the short-lived Aquarius home computer (1983).

Each system features:
* Maintenance of LED-segment handheld games (battery contacts, button switches)
* Intellivision Master Component troubleshooting (RAM, EXEC ROM, controller disc)
* Capacitor replacement for the Intellivision II and ECS expansion
* Aquarius and Aquarius II keyboard, RAM, and ROM diagnostics

== 🎮 Handheld LED Games ==
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide !! Display & Switch Repair
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| [[Mattel Auto Race]] || [[Mattel Auto Race General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Auto Race Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Auto Race Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Auto Race LED Repair]]
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| [[Mattel Football]] || [[Mattel Football General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Football Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Football Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Football LED Repair]]
|-
| [[Mattel Football II]] || [[Mattel Football II General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Football II Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Football II Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Football II LED Repair]]
|-
| [[Mattel Baseball]] || [[Mattel Baseball General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Baseball Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Baseball Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Baseball LED Repair]]
|-
| [[Mattel Basketball]] || [[Mattel Basketball General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Basketball Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Basketball Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Basketball LED Repair]]
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| [[Mattel Hockey]] || [[Mattel Hockey General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Hockey Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Hockey Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Hockey LED Repair]]
|}

== 🎮 Intellivision Console ==
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide !! AV / Region Mods
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| [[Intellivision]] || [[Intellivision General Maintenance]] || [[Intellivision Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Intellivision Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Intellivision Composite Mod]]
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| [[Intellivision II]] || [[Intellivision II General Maintenance]] || [[Intellivision II Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Intellivision II Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Intellivision II Composite Mod]]
|-
| [[Intellivoice|Intellivoice Module]] || [[Intellivoice Maintenance]] || [[Intellivoice Troubleshooting]] || [[Intellivoice Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Intellivoice Audio Mods]]
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| [[Mattel ECS]] || [[Mattel ECS Maintenance]] || [[Mattel ECS Troubleshooting]] || [[Mattel ECS Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel ECS Keyboard Repair]]
|}

== 💻 Aquarius Computer ==
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{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
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! Model !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting !! Capacitor Guide !! Keyboard Repair
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| [[Mattel Aquarius]] || [[Mattel Aquarius General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Aquarius Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Aquarius Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Aquarius Keyboard Repair]]
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| [[Mattel Aquarius II]] || [[Mattel Aquarius II General Maintenance]] || [[Mattel Aquarius II Troubleshooting Guide]] || [[Mattel Aquarius II Capacitor Replacement Guide]] || [[Mattel Aquarius II Keyboard Repair]]
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== 🖥️ All Mattel Electronics ==
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== 🧪 Tools & Procedures ==
* '''[[Recommended Tools]]''' – Essential tools for restoration, soldering and diagnostics.
* '''[[Capacitor Failure Symptoms]]''' – Recognising and diagnosing failed electrolytic capacitors.
* '''[[CRT Discharge Procedure]]''' – Safety steps for systems with integrated CRTs.

== 🛠️ Service Manuals & Documentation ==
* [[:Category:Service Manuals|Service Manuals]] – Cross-manufacturer manual collection.
* [[:Category:Capacitor Replacement Guides|Capacitor Replacement Guides]] – Model-specific capacitor specs.

== 🔍 See Also ==
* [[:Category:Vintage Computers|'''Vintage Computers''']]
* '''[https://forum.retrotechcollection.com RTC Community Forum]'''

[[Category:Vintage Computers]]