After some advice please, I have been an Atari user since the 2600 days, and my first Atari computer was the 600XL (sadly, I don't still have this one). I then upgraded to the 130XE and then the 1040STFM, still have both of them. Funny enough, I didn't like the ST, so I went back to the 130XE.
My question is: I have in storage my 130XE and ST along with all the gear, 1010 tape, XC11 tape, 1020 plotter, and 2 x 1050 floppy drives. And some accessories like the Touch-Tablet, Track-Ball, a few joysticks, etc.
I'm from the UK, but I moved to Canada about 20 years ago. Up until that point, they had been running OK. Once I moved due to space, they have been in storage in a garage inside original boxes inside more boxes, so they have been subjected to -30 to +30 temperatures for about 20 years.
Before I start to try and power this stuff up, are there any precautions I should take? Should I try and check inside them first? I have read about the dodgy power supply, and until I check, I am not sure which power bricks I have. They will of course be 230V gear, and now that I live in the land of 120V, I do have some step-up transformers, so getting the power into them is no issue.
No longer having a PAL TV I'm not sure if they will even show up on my NTSC TVs. Back in the day I made SCART cables for them so i will need make some new video cables.
So really, after advice on the two things, how will I safely and hopefully successfully power them up, and how will I display the image from both my 130XE and 1040ST?
What is likely to break or not function well? My aim is to restore everything to working order and use them again, will they go bang
I also want to get a 600XL just because.
Thank you