DemonoidTentacle #1 Posted August 16, 2011 Anyone else have a power adaptor that gets freakin' hot? Mine is plugged in for about 2 minutes and it starts to really heat up. Any way to fix, or don't bother and just replace? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowCoder #2 Posted August 16, 2011 Anyone else have a power adaptor that gets freakin' hot? Mine is plugged in for about 2 minutes and it starts to really heat up. Any way to fix, or don't bother and just replace? Can you tell a little about the adapter? Is it rated at 9v 500mah? Is it an original Atari branded supply? Is it a cheaper model? Could be your supply is failing. Or something in your Atari is pulling too much power. Maybe a short? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonoidTentacle #3 Posted August 16, 2011 It's not an official Atari power adaptor by the looks of it. It's for an Australian socket. It reads, PRI: 230 - 240V 50Hz. SEC: 12VAC 10VA. I recon I'll try and track down another one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+boxpressed #4 Posted August 16, 2011 Anyone else have a power adaptor that gets freakin' hot? Mine is plugged in for about 2 minutes and it starts to really heat up. Any way to fix, or don't bother and just replace? I was wondering about the safety of keeping my 30+ year old 2600 power supply plugged in all the time. It's one of the gray ones, not the very first gray ones, though. It doesn't get hot, but I'm a little more wary of it than I am of newer power supplies for other electronics. I don't know much about how these are made, but should I be unplugging the 2600 when I'm not using it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonoidTentacle #5 Posted August 16, 2011 Hey, my adoptor isn't getting hot anymore! But it's not getting any power to my system new power adaptor it is then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonoidTentacle #6 Posted August 16, 2011 Anyone else have a power adaptor that gets freakin' hot? Mine is plugged in for about 2 minutes and it starts to really heat up. Any way to fix, or don't bother and just replace? I was wondering about the safety of keeping my 30+ year old 2600 power supply plugged in all the time. It's one of the gray ones, not the very first gray ones, though. It doesn't get hot, but I'm a little more wary of it than I am of newer power supplies for other electronics. I don't know much about how these are made, but should I be unplugging the 2600 when I'm not using it? I always unplug my older consoles when I'm not using them. Anything that has a massive box on the power cable I just do not trust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtariLeaf #7 Posted August 16, 2011 Hey, my adoptor isn't getting hot anymore! Well that's good. I would have suspected menopause as the culprit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiddlepaddle #8 Posted August 16, 2011 Hey, my adoptor isn't getting hot anymore! Well that's good. I would have suspected menopause as the culprit. Couldn't be; those adapters are male. The female is against the wall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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