Mantzy

Cheers for the replies, Will look through my random collection of old PSUs over the weekend to see if I can find a 5v 1-2A supply, but I think I'm lacking one that fits that description. Bit more info, no the LED doesn't come on, and I now believe the PSU might be working (it gets warmer) thus it might be the machine - it was sitting in a loft for 25 years after all! Will take it apart and clean connections first to see if it makes a difference. Will be good to find an adapter that works as is, as I really don't want to butcher a decent supply for something else. I've got it hooked up via RF but as I'm getting no LED, and no power running through it, there's nothing happening (no pops or whistles or any signs of life unfortunately). I've a voltmeter but as you can probably tell, I'm kinda new to this. Edit: OP won't disappear even if you go offtopic. I'm happy soldering, and have added language and Hz switches to my Megadrive but that's about the limit of my PCB manipulation so far.

Hi everyone, New to the forum and the Atari 800XL. I recently (yesterday) managed to get my hands on this machine with disk drive and a bunch of games (both cartridge and disks), and the touch tablet from Freecycle. Not bad really but alas my joyful evening of playing Space Invaders has been ruined by a lack of power. Not in the house, thankfully, but with the machine. Now I have an issue. Is it likely to be the power supply that came with it or the 800XL itself. How am I to tell? Is there an easy way to tell? Does anyone live near me with a working power supply that is happy to let me come check my machine - or does someone have a spare supply that they don't need?! I don't really want to go and buy a replacement PSU if the machine is a brick anyway understandably. My current PSU is the CO61763 if that helps any. I flick the switch and nothing happens. Changed the fuse and nothing. Don't know what to do now. Hoping to get other systems along the way (Would love a Lynx, Jaguar and 2600) so this is my first foray into Atari systems - though I used to play a 2600 quite a lot as a kid So is there anyone in the Kent, Sussex, Surrey, London (UK BTW) area that could help me out? Cheers R