Sears atair?

[0078265317]

Just scored a 2600 of ebay for 30 dollars. Actually it says "tele games sears". Have a few questions about this.

 

The av cable appears to be builtin. Is it standard rf like 5200 and coleco back in the old days?

 

Also have no ac adapter. Is it the same as all 2600? And what is the volts and ohms? What should I look for if I find one?

 

And finally can it play regular 2600 games? Or was telegames different the 2600?

 

Thanks for the help.

Edited January 30, 2011 by 78265317

[Miss 2600]

I had a Sears Tele-games console when I was a kid back in the '80s and still use one for playing games now. It plays the same games as the 2600. I'm pretty sure it will use the same adapter, too, but I'll let the experts here answer that and the other more technical question.

[fiddlepaddle]

Sears Telegames are a bit rarer than the Atari 2600, but were made by Atari and are fully compatible, to my knowledge, including power (6V DC, with a small TWO-conductor phono plug same size as those plugs, for headphones, that go into all the CD players, MP3 players, etc, I forget the polarity, but you can look up the specs lots of places including Atariage, I think.)

 

The RF configuration is the same as colecovision and the same as one version of the 5200 (the one without the fancy power/video combination), also the same as intellivision and many others prior to the Nintendo/Sega era where the video signal was a bit different and would trigger the automatic TV/RF switches.

Edited January 30, 2011 by fiddlepaddle

[A.J. Franzman]

9V DC, 500 mA or higher, 1/8 inch or 3.5mm phone plug, tip positive.

 

The RF cable isn't really as permanently built in as it appears; it simply plugs into the motherboard on the inside. It can easily be replaced if damaged.

Edited January 31, 2011 by A.J. Franzman

[0078265317]

9V DC, 500 mA or higher, 1/8 inch or 3.5mm phone plug, tip positive.

 

The RF cable isn't really as permanently built in as it appears; it simply plugs into the motherboard on the inside. It can easily be replaced if damaged.

 

So any universal ac adater as long as it is 9v 500mah and 3.5mm tip posotive. Or only official ones cuz other might fry something. The universal I have at home is only 300mah so no good I suppose.

[0078265317]

Also found this is it true.

 

http://www.fixya.com/support/t1488979-atari_2600_console_power_adapter

 

They made faulty adapter outputting 15v instead of 9v. Or he just got lucky.

[A.J. Franzman]

The dude with the adapters reportedly outputting 15V simply doesn't know how to measure the output of an unregulated adapter correctly. They need to have a load applied. For a 9V @ 500 mA adapter, this would be a 5 watt resistor in the range of about 18-33 ohms.

 

Also, mA is not the same as mAh.

mA = millamperes, a measure of current flow (or current output capability, as used with power supplies).

mAh = milliampere hours, a measure of stored energy delivery, usually used with rechargeable cells and battery packs. An AC to DC adapter typically has no significant storage capacity, so it would have an mAh rating of zero when unplugged and essentially infinite when plugged in (it will keep delivering energy for as long as it keeps receiving it).

Edited February 1, 2011 by A.J. Franzman

[Benzman66]

 

1.So any universal ac adater as long as it is 9v 500mah and 3.5mm tip posotive.

2.The universal I have at home is only 300mah so no good I suppose.

 

1.Yes

2.It will work, but the life span of the AC adapter might be shorter as the Atari will try to pull more juice. You may hear a slight hum in the speakers of your tv.

Edited February 1, 2011 by Benzman66