Lynx 1 Battery Pack Problem? How do i Fix?

[MrAtari2600]

Alright I picked it up investigated and hookedup an AC to it.

The AC made it power on to a blank screen so i was like HORRAY!

 

Slap in few batteries after searching my entire house,

well they dont do squat

blank screen....

 

DONT THINK its dead batteries but i am not 100% sure

has anyone encountered an issue like this with their atari Lynx?

 

Mine is a version 1,

I have carefully dissasembled the *CRASH* haha kidding lol.

I dissasembled it all to take apeek and it all hookedup correctly,

 

The power input for AC adaptor is loose and worries me

but besides that everything is fine and untouched

can tell this wasn't opened before me

 

 

this is the system, hey for free good deal

Edited February 18, 2008 by VintageGameCollectorKid

[MrAtari2600]

aswell its not a PROBLEM but!!!!

 

I need an AC adaptor wondering if i could get a price check etc on one

Edited February 18, 2008 by VintageGameCollectorKid

[jimid2]

Get batteries you know are new and give it a try... if it doesn't work then it's probably not going to work on batteries... As for official Atari Lynx AC adapters, you can get them on Ebay for peanuts (like, less than $12 + shipping) if you can't find a cheap one in the Marketplace here...

[shadow460]

Battery power has to flow through a switch in the adapter socket. If the socket is loose from the board, this could cause the batteries not to work.

 

Also if the switch contacts are dirty, the batteries won't work, either. Cleaning them involves taking the jack off theboard, at which time you may as well just replace it.

[MrAtari2600]

I got to reset the uhm power adaptor piece because it has come loose

 

Im just worried ill somehow make it not work at all haha,

 

 

It seems these things are troublemakers!