starraider Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I have recently bought an Atari 410 Program Recorder, but without any power adaptor. I assume that it needs 6V DC with 300mA, is that correct? I wonder about the polarity of the plug. Does the head of the plug have to be + or - ? Could the 410 be destroyed, if I accidently choose the wrong polarity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 An adapter? 410s just plug into the wall. No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I've heard that there is one variant of the 410 that needs an external PSU, although I've never actually seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 I've heard that there is one variant of the 410 that needs an external PSU, although I've never actually seen one. That's right! As you can see there is a power connector for a 6V DC input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I had an one with the jack in the back and it was made in hong kong. You can see pics of it here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...5&highlight=410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 I had an one with the jack in the back and it was made in hong kong. You can see pics of it here:http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39615&highlight=410 That's interesting. Mine is made in Japan though. According to the pic, the head has to be + ? Have you found an appropriate power adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 According to the pic, the head has to be + ? Have you found an appropriate power adapter? I sold it with a 400 computer system on ebay. I never got around to testing it before I got rid of it. But the jack was in the back of the unit, and it looked like a normal american 410. You could probly get a universal dc adapter and make it work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 You could probly get a universal dc adapter and make it work Yea, I definately will do that. I just hope, I won't destroy the Unit, bc of a wrong polarity. I have now all of the Recorders (410, 1010, XC11, XC12) for the Atari. It's fun to see the different designs alltogether Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Never seen one myself. According to the FAQ, http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/s...section-34.html This is the "410P". It requires 6V DC 300 mA (1.8 W) No part # or polarity given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 You could probly get a universal dc adapter and make it work Yea, I definately will do that. I just hope, I won't destroy the Unit, bc of a wrong polarity. I have now all of the Recorders (410, 1010, XC11, XC12) for the Atari. It's fun to see the different designs alltogether I do think that symbol means the tip is positive, but low voltage dc is hard to short out unless you go way over power. I don't think that polarity will screw things up. @Callipygous - read my post above and open the link It gives ALL the info for the 410P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 I bought an appropriate PSU and the 410 works still fine after 25 years! Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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