+DamonicFury Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I was playing with my 2-port 5200 last night when the thing just up and died. No power, no power LED. Wondering if the power supply is to blame, I tried to open it up, but the thing is sealed really tight... peeling off the 4 rubber feet revealed no screws. Anyone ever get one of these open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82atari5200 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Yeah. I just used a small hacksaw and then cracked the edges with a knife. you might want to get a fuse holder so you don't have to unsolder in case it happens again. It's rare but I have blown a couple of fuses. Never have glued it back down. It's ugly but works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I was playing with my 2-port 5200 last night when the thing just up and died. No power, no power LED. Wondering if the power supply is to blame, I tried to open it up, but the thing is sealed really tight... peeling off the 4 rubber feet revealed no screws. Anyone ever get one of these open? It's a good idea to try to get a working power supply first to make sure it is the power supply internals and not the connector or something else. I actually have one non-working A5200 as well but it gives a black screen and I have traced it down to the RAM. And that's a harder thing to find than a PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I was playing with my 2-port 5200 last night when the thing just up and died. No power, no power LED. Wondering if the power supply is to blame, I tried to open it up, but the thing is sealed really tight... peeling off the 4 rubber feet revealed no screws. Anyone ever get one of these open? I think it was pretty common for the fuse inside those to pop. I had to replace the fuse in my original PSU along time ago as well. You do need to saw at the PSU with something to open that sucker up, and I agree with the other guy, if its the fuse that popped, then get a fuse holder so you can hold it externally. However I paid $15 for a new OEM power supply not too long ago on eBay. Not a bad option either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Thanks for the advice, everyone! I'll try a replacement power supply, if it works, I'll probably saw open the old one to fix it for use as a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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