rack776 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) How many volts should an original Atari 2600 power supply put out? I wonder if I have a failing power supply. I check my original power supply with a volt meter and it reads 13-14volts DC, the lable on the plug reads 9v DC Is the higher voltage due to the power company supplying 120v today instead of 115v back in the 80s? Should I worry about the higher voltage damaging my 2600? How many volts is too much for a completely original 2600? Any advise would be appreciated -Jason Edited February 7, 2014 by rack776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I check my original power supply with a volt meter and it reads 13-14volts DC, the lable on the plug reads 9v DC Is the higher voltage due to the power company supplying 120v today instead of 115v back in the 80s? No, that's what it should put out without any load. If you plug it into a 2600 and then measure it, it'll be around 9-10V. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rack776 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Ok thanks for the reply, I forgot about a load on the circuit. Thanks a bunch! -Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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