PantsBandit Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I've had my Atari 5200 for a while now and 1 thing that's always been wrong with it since day one is that it doesn't turn off. It turns on, all controllers work, games work its just when it's turned on and I press the power button to turn it off nothing happens. I've been unplugging the power box (I have a four port) for a while now and it's starting to get annoying. I think the problem lies within the power box yet I've never opened it, anyone got any experience with this problem/fixing the 4 port power box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I have the same exact problem with my 4-port & auto switchbox. It actually turned off 1 time a few nights ago??? It turns on great but I have to manually pull the cord off the switch to get TV back... I have a couple more but they're going to be sold with systems I collected for Ebay sales... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I have the same exact problem with my 4-port & auto switchbox. It actually turned off 1 time a few nights ago??? It turns on great but I have to manually pull the cord off the switch to get TV back... I have a couple more but they're going to be sold with systems I collected for Ebay sales... mine worked perfect for years just recently i dug out my 5200 to try a new controller idea and the switchbox stays on the fuzz when i turn off my unit till i flick the black box a couple times i guess the relay inside is sticky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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