carlo3do Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 hi long time reader first time poster i need some help i got a Colecovision PAL with a scart cable from a friend without a power supply i read alot that its impossible to find a working one so i went to the next best think and got an arcade switch power supply with the 5+ 5- and 12v i was so existed to tried it out and by mistake i wired the power wrong and end up with small white smoke ..... i was so frustrated i ordered a new power supply online i got it today and when i turn it on i got black screen with a weird buzzing in the speaker and if i put donkey kong thats the only game i have it give me blue screen any idea?? i can post some pic if this will help thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Find the source of the smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo3do Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 hi its not smoking anymore and when it smoke the cover shield was on i couldn't see from where it smok only for 3 sec i quickly unplug it isent there a fuse or something that should blow on this thing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 No fuse. See if you can find the source of smell, otherwise re-power up properly, with safety glasses on ideally, and see if you can find the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo3do Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) hi this is a pic of the system and it was getting hot like hell where i marked in red before when i used the wrong power now that i got the original power its stay cold Edited November 30, 2011 by carlo3do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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