Madwindoman Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 So I scored a 7800 locally a few months ago. Came with a few games. Most notably Ms Pac and centipede(ms pac is crazy good). Ordered a few hombrews from atariage that just came in this week. Dragons Havoc/Popeye/Pac Man Collection/Super Pac/Star Fire/Ardvark. Go to fire up the console and no power. Super lame. Ordered a new power supply from best. Hopefully that’s the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SmittyB Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 As well as the power supply (or rather its proprietary connector), a fairly common failure is in the switches used for the console. If you open the case you should be able to try bridging the power switch with a paper clip to see if that kicks it into life. They're fairly standard switches so if you have some soldering experience they shouldn't be tricky to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 3 hours ago, SmittyB said: They're fairly standard switches so if you have some soldering experience they shouldn't be tricky to replace. *Thinks of my soldering experience* R.I.P. "X" serial console. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 Hopefully I can get it running without too much tinkering. That takes away from gameplay time which is limited these days. Please be the power supply. Please be the power supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Moss Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 If you have access to a multi-meter you could have checked that befoer ordering a new one, if it is not the PSU then you will need a multi-meter to track down the problem the solution to which is likely to reside in one of the many pre-existing posts regarding not powering on/off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 6 hours ago, Stephen Moss said: If you have access to a multi-meter you could have checked that befoer ordering a new one, if it is not the PSU then you will need a multi-meter to track down the problem the solution to which is likely to reside in one of the many pre-existing posts regarding not powering on/off You are correct there. However, even if it ends up being another issue I’m ok with having an updated power supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 ITS ALIVE!!!! New power supply arrived and the console powered right up. This is a rare win for me. Gonna enjoy it 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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