Anyone Want a Broken Power Brick for Parts?

[Bartsfam]

To all of you technically able people out there...would any of you like a free broken power supply for parts? I now how rare they are getting, and I hate to throw it away.

 

Technically, the "brick" still works, the problem is the chord split and broke right at the adapter end. It broke right at the adapter, so there is not enough wire to splice together. The brick worked right until the end. I have spares, so I really do not need this.

 

If someone has an adapter end, and splices it to the brick, they will have themselves an extra spare power supply.

 

Anyone want it? Maybe pay for the shipping, and it is yours....

 

PM me if interested.

[retroillucid]

I would never use a refurbished power brick

Those supply can go very hot even when they are in decent shape

 

My advice, trow this in the trash

[NIAD]

Are you serious? Throw it in the trash? At the very least Bartsfam should crack it open and remove the power cord from the brick. Seeing as this power connector is an odd-ball one, it could come in handy down the road when the Coleco power bricks are extremely scarce and hopefully someone is supplying converted PC or Arcade switching power supplies for use with the CV.

 

It doesn't take much space to store a cord and if it is a problem, people can send them to me to hold onto for when the need arises and someone comes forward to provide new power supplies.

[retroillucid]

Serious I am

 

Its always up to you if you don't mind if your house caugh on fire

Those bricks did not make the Canadian FC rule or whatever they call it

Why do you think Coleco had to make another power supply for the Canadian market?

Trust me, as far as I LOVE Coleco, I will NEVER trus their power supply

 

My two cents

[NIAD]

I'm not talking about the Power Supply (Brick), I'm talking about saving the Power Cord and Power Connector at the end of the cord seeing as this is an odd shaped connector and eventually they are going to be needed.

[retroillucid]

I'm not talking about the Power Supply (Brick), I'm talking about saving the Power Cord and Power Connector at the end of the cord seeing as this is an odd shaped connector and eventually they are going to be needed.

 

Oh, for sure!

You obviously keep the connector, it can always be handy in the futur

 

OK, then I should have said,

 

cut the cord, keep the connector and trash the brick

 

 

 

 

[Bartsfam]

No takers yet....so, I put it away for now for safe keeping. Who knows what the future holds.

 

But...now I am using a brand new brick, and I can't believe what a difference it makes. What a crystal clear picture I am enjoying now!

[coleconut]

Why do you think Coleco had to make another power supply for the Canadian market?

 

Because there was no French on it.

 

Actually no, because CSA regs state it had to have that 3rd prong, the ground, on it and the American UL specs did not.

And we like to be different, eh? Eh!