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@Beeblebrox Thank you for that awesome info! I'm aware of PAL/NTSC and pretty good with a soldering iron. I think I have all those. I'm not nearly as knowledgeable with analog as I am with digital electronics. Does it have to be a 2N2222 transistor, or will other transistors work? Just asking because I have several different types stored somewhere, and I'm not immediately sure if I have that exact type. Also, I don't have the large DIN connector. I have plenty of female PS/2 connectors, though. I bought several of them back around 2018 when I made an 8088-based homebrew computer because I planned on making more of them, but never did. Can I just use one of them and make my own cable? Or do you recommend buying one?

I should have taken one at first, but I just uploaded one. Thanks

I got an Atari 600XL computer. Unfortunately, it has problems. There was a blown capacitor which I replaced tonight, and when I went to connect it to my tube tv, it had really bad interference. Some dumbass who had it before me took the channel select switch off, and soldered a wire connecting the middle position to the right position. I tried both channels 2 and 3 on my tv, and both had extremely bad interference. So then I hit the internet and looked for how to connect it to a monitor, but I found TWO versions of it. One page had pictures connecting a cable right next to the power cable, but on mine that's where the switch was. https://www.instructables.com/Getting-started-with-an-Atari-600XL/ Does that mean RF is my only option?

All four of my games. I keep my games in the basement where it's cool and dry, so I didn't clean them before I tried them, which was my mistake. I didn't think they could have gotten dirty, since I take good care of all my game stuff. But when I cleaned Cybermorph, it worked. Now that it works however, I can barely play, because every time I move around, it causes bad interference on the tv.

I tried the MK-1602-1 Genesis power adapter on my Jaguar, which worked at first. My Jaguar turned on, even though it red screened, but when I kept trying different games in it to see if it would work, it started not turning on sometimes. I had to try turning it on a few times before it came on, and now it doesn't turn on at all, no matter what game is in it. What could cause that? I'll take it apart and look at it, but I wanted to ask experienced Jaguar hackers here first, what I should look for. If it's relevenant: One thing I noticed during the red screens was that when I pressed buttons on the controller, it caused interference on the tv. I was using a SNES/Genesis RF adapter. I just now thought of this seconds before posting the topic, but I checked the voltage of the power adapter, and although it says it's 10V, my multimeter is showing 13.5V! This seems WAY out of any sensible tolerance range, unless their tolerance is +/- 35% LOL! Anyway, I just found a topic saying that a good cartridge connection is required for the system to power on, so I'll try that, but like I said, it worked, then sometimes worked, now doesn't work. Edit: Great news, it was just a case of dirty cartridges!

Cool, I appreciate it! I've been looking forward to playing my Jaguar for a long time.

1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I gather, a skunkboard is jargon for the motherboard, right? 2. Also, from your link, it sounds like 10V is ok, unless I'm interpreting what Tursi is saying wrong. 3. How do I tell the version of the skunkboard in my Jaguar? Thanks

I have an Atari Jaguar, but lost the power adapter a long time ago. I've seen people saying the first-gen Genesis power adapter works for the Jaguar, but what about the MK-1602-1 adapter? It's intended for the first-gen Genesis, which requires 9V and 1.2A, but the adapter is 10V and 1.2A. I don't know why they made it 1 volt more, but it's meant for a system that requires 9V, so would it work for the Jaguar? From pictures people have posted, it looks like the same company might have made the same power adapter for multiple companies.