Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?

[Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?]

Yes, for the RGB I think this thing will do the trick:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086GLY8VS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ACBNO73OEVAXC&psc=1

 

And just get any male-to-male SCART cable to connect from the Gx4000 to it. Correct? HDMI shouldn't have any issues with TV here in US

 

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As far as the power, I probably already killed my GX4000. I may ship it off for repairs/get another one or something. I already have the Gx4000 box set/games/controllers so I don't want to give up on owning a properly functioning console.

 

[Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?]

If I could find that easily I would consider it. I'd bet that getting that here in the US will be near impossible / $100s worth of shipping. Probably shouldn't have barked up this tree since I'm in the US to begin with and Amstrad is all PAL/power converter issues will be abundant. I have this obsession with wanting the console working in my collection since it's so unique Lol

[Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?]

Yuck. Yeah I've been speaking to someone else who kind of confirms this. The thing is so damn sensitive!

 

 I may end up just sending my Gx4000 away to someone who may want the parts and buying a new console in the future to give it a second try. I really want this piece of hardware to work properly in my collection, but doesn't seem like it's going to be in the cards for me here in the US.

[Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?]

14 hours ago, str0m said:

You must plug the power into the GX4000 before turning it on at the wall/plug else it's common to fry them for some reason, earthing issue I believe, they put warning stickers on the boxes after a while, maybe that is your issue

So if I understand.. I have to first plug into the console end first, before plugging the adapter into the wall? And that doesn't matter with which type of adapter I'm using? What a horrible design.

I may also have fried it using the wrong port briefly while trying to get it to show on an NTSC TV.

 

And if I did fry it, I just need a new RAM chip?. 1) How can I diagnose if that's the only thing that fried? 2) Is it a simple replace, or is soldering needed?

 

I may have bit off more than I could chew trying to get this thing to play in the US

 

[Amstrad GX4000 US power supply?]

Hope someone is still active here! I'm also in USA, and I've read through many forums and gotten myself a 9V-1A center pin power adapter.  I will also have trouble with the video showing up, but first step is to tackle the power! When I plug in the adapter, I get a flickering light on the console. The light starts off constant for maybe 2 seconds before it starts to flicker. Anyone have any idea if this is a bad power adapter, bad power supply in the console, just the wrong power adapter, or something else?

 

Any help would be appreciated!