Damn power supply

[Skatepunk60]

Ok Im kinda mad my atari power supply crapped out on my I dunno what it is maybe a short in that 2 miles of cord they give ya but im thinkin its somethin internal

 

So my question is how in gods name do you open this thing w/o breakin it i looked for a screw under the metal Atari label but nothin

 

HELP

 

P.s. I dont feel like buyin a new one so dont be a smartass and tell me to go to radioshack or somethin

[Joel D. Park]

The easiest way to get it open is to hold it by the wire and beat it on the pavement.

 

I don't know any other way. :-)

[Lost Monkey]

Use a chisel and hammer along the edge where the 2 halves are joined. Don't hit too hard OR follow through on the hit.

 

I had to do this last week with a ColecoVision adapter.

 

If this doesn't work for you then try Joel's suggestion

[+-^CrossBow^-]

Now..once you get the adapter apart...if you are able to fix it...what then? How do you put it back together? JB weld? What?

 

 

hehe..I would opt for getting a cheap replacement myself. I thought places online sold 2600 adapter for like 4.99 and such?

[Lemmi]

here is one place

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/power%20guide.htm

[Lemmi]

Or if you have a friend with a 2600 switch powe supplies with his

[Junie]

Here is another place that sells the Atari 2600 power adapter MPJA. They sell them for $3.50 each, and have the Atari logo and everything on them.

 

The stock number is 12254-PD

[Skatepunk60]

Cant find em on the electronics page I WANT TO RESTORE THIS ONE has anyone ever succeded in sucessfully opening one of these w/o breaking it?

[Skatepunk60]

BOOYA Grandma!!!

 

I did it I cracked open the power supply with absolutly NO yes i said NO exterior damage and found a burnt out cap. and a crapped out transformer.

 

Thanks for the help (sorta)

LATER

[moycon]

So once you get it working are you going to change your signature?

[Skatepunk60]

To what?

[moycon]

Ummmm Lets See....

 

"The master of free joystick and powersupply repairs."

 

Comes to mind....

[Skatepunk60]

Ill do that

[Skatepunk60]

Hey another thing to brag about (thank you , thank you)

 

I found an old switchbox down in the cellar that had the "game" port ripped off it also had a little magnet thing ripped off but anyway I took an RF cord cut an end off soldered it to the leads and placed a rubber garrison in it it looks a lot like an NES one now but when i used it it had way way better picture quality

 

P.S. Moycon , man you never replyed my email about the joystick parts.

[moycon]

Ooops my bad.... Was that 2600 joysticks? Or 5200 joysticks? I use that account for junk mail and delete a ton of mail out of it daily. Shoot me a new email and I'll see whats up.

 

BTW: Great signature

[Skatepunk60]

It was for 2600 joy parts

Ill do that

And Thanks