I bought an Atari!

[Epx998]

I picked up a Atari VCS - CX2600 Sunnyvale Edition off Craigslist from a guy cleaning out his aunt's garage. It appears to be in near mint condition, all the cables still have that gloss. Came with the original ox, though it is fairly worn and 2 joysticks, 2 sets of paddles and a set of keypads. Sadly there was no power supply. Any suggestions where I can get an Atari PSU? I am iffy on buying one off e-bay.

 

Cheers,

Gavin

[Deja-Q]

I picked up a Atari VCS - CX2600 Sunnyvale Edition off Craigslist from a guy cleaning out his aunt's garage. It appears to be in near mint condition, all the cables still have that gloss. Came with the original ox, though it is fairly worn and 2 joysticks, 2 sets of paddles and a set of keypads. Sadly there was no power supply. Any suggestions where I can get an Atari PSU? I am iffy on buying one off e-bay.

 

Cheers,

Gavin

You can get some on ebay for some bucks but you also can use an universal PSU as well.

Most of them have different kinds of plugs but you urgently have to take care of the polarity!

[Epx998]

I picked up a Atari VCS - CX2600 Sunnyvale Edition off Craigslist from a guy cleaning out his aunt's garage. It appears to be in near mint condition, all the cables still have that gloss. Came with the original ox, though it is fairly worn and 2 joysticks, 2 sets of paddles and a set of keypads. Sadly there was no power supply. Any suggestions where I can get an Atari PSU? I am iffy on buying one off e-bay.

 

Cheers,

Gavin

You can get some on ebay for some bucks but you also can use an universal PSU as well.

Most of them have different kinds of plugs but you urgently have to take care of the polarity!

 

 

Thanks for the info. What do you mean take care of the polarity? I thought I would just need an atari 2600 oem psu, any particular seller on e-bay that is reputable?

[SlowCoder]

The Atari uses a mono headphone style Jack. The center is positive. 9volt, 500mah. If you want an OEM power supply, you'll likely pay a little more.

 

How much did you get this gem for?

[Jr. Pac]

I picked up a Atari VCS - CX2600 Sunnyvale Edition off Craigslist from a guy cleaning out his aunt's garage. It appears to be in near mint condition, all the cables still have that gloss. Came with the original ox, though it is fairly worn and 2 joysticks, 2 sets of paddles and a set of keypads. Sadly there was no power supply. Any suggestions where I can get an Atari PSU? I am iffy on buying one off e-bay.

 

Cheers,

Gavin

Nice find! Bennybingo has original power supplies for $6, and zylon has reproduction/universal power supplies for $7.

EDIT: You need user feedback to purchase from Bennybingo.

Edited July 10, 2011 by Jr. Pac

[Epx998]

The Atari uses a mono headphone style Jack. The center is positive. 9volt, 500mah. If you want an OEM power supply, you'll likely pay a little more.

 

How much did you get this gem for?

 

I paid $25, they wanted $45, but since it had no PSU I offered $25. Any shops in the SF Bayarea I can go to pick a PSU up?

[Jr. Pac]

The Atari uses a mono headphone style Jack. The center is positive. 9volt, 500mah. If you want an OEM power supply, you'll likely pay a little more.

 

How much did you get this gem for?

 

I paid $25, they wanted $45, but since it had no PSU I offered $25. Any shops in the SF Bayarea I can go to pick a PSU up?

$25 for A HEAVY SIX AND ALL THAT??? WOW! You're lucky! Where did you get it, Craigslist?

[zylon]

Could still be a L6er. About 1/3 to 1/2 were still made in Sunnyvale. Still, there are deals to be had that pop up.

[Jr. Pac]

The Atari uses a mono headphone style Jack. The center is positive. 9volt, 500mah. If you want an OEM power supply, you'll likely pay a little more.

 

How much did you get this gem for?

 

I paid $25, they wanted $45, but since it had no PSU I offered $25. Any shops in the SF Bayarea I can go to pick a PSU up?

$25 for A HEAVY SIX AND ALL THAT??? WOW! You're lucky! Where did you get it, Craigslist?

[Jr. Pac]

Sorry for the odd doublepost.