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Another point I had forgot to mention... I have measured the only original atari power supply I have (it says 9VDC and 500mA on the label). However on the multimeter it reads 13.5V and about 600mA. The multimeter is quite good and I had tested this against several other newer power supplies - so I suspect that it is a reasonably accurate reading.

Thanks for the replies, this is consistent with another comment I had recieved. In that 300mA is the minimum current and 7.5V is the minimum the regulator will want to deal with...

I have a couple of PAL Atari 2600s and am in Australia; and, there seems to be a greater lack of compatible Atari Power supplies in this region, so... I was wondering if anyone has any information or experience on flexibility on the Atari 2600 Power Supply, output Voltage, and output current. I know the standard one is 9VDC at 500mA. I am also aware that the Atari 2600 power regulator drops this down to 5VDC. This also means you could "probably" (I am not really sure) use an input range from about 6VDC to 9VDC. I guess my big question is.. what is the flexibility on the output current? Does this always have to be 500mA? Is there anyone who has an Atari 2600 running on any other ouput current setting? From what I understand the US and Aus 2600 consoles have exactly the same interal power mechanism. So any experience (world wide) would be relevant. Any help appreciated... Thanks... Chris