kevincal Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Well I got my Nintendo package from Ebay and the lady mistakenly put in a Super Nintendo AC adapter which does not fit with the NES. The only ones that I found were similar and fit into the NES were the Jag and Jag cd AC adapters. I didn't turn the system on though in fear of ruining it. The polarity numbers seemed pretty similar but a couple numbers were off. Does anyone know of any Nintendo compatible AC adapters? Or should I just go find one at a game shop? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Genesis model 1 I believe... Just make sure the output is the same, to within 100 ma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted April 10, 2004 Author Share Posted April 10, 2004 Genesis model 1 I believe... Just make sure the output is the same, to within 100 ma. Hmm..I used to have a Genesis model 1 but not anymore. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 The NES brick outputs 9V AC, not DC. Dunno where it gets converted to DC, so just a heads up, it could cause problems if some parts expect AC in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 o_O The whole purpose of the AC adapter is to convert AC current to DC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I believe Radio Shack still sells the NES PS. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted April 11, 2004 Author Share Posted April 11, 2004 Well the Jag AC adapters are in fact compatible with the NES. I did some searching and found this http://www.sell.com/2DF26 and thought it would be safe to give it a shot and it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 o_O The whole purpose of the AC adapter is to convert AC current to DC... Acctually it just converts AC 120V to AC 9V. Any AC to DC conversion is done inside the system. Take a look at the output listed on an NES power adaptor.... while your at it, take a look at all your game systems' PS unit output listings.... Then take a look at the input ratings listed on your systems... (it's on the bottom of the NES) plugging a ps unit that puts out DC into a system that expects AC may work because it is eventually converted to DC anyway. However, putting AC into what is expecting DC can cause damage for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 This would be so much more fun if I had room to set up my scanner, or if I could find the good digital camera.... so I'll just have to quote the first AC adapter I found. SEGA MODEL MK2103CLASS 2 POWER SUPPLY FOR USE WITH VIDEO GAME INPUT:120V AC 60Hz 15W OUTPUT:10V DC 0.85A (-)--C--(+) MADE IN TAIWAN SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted April 11, 2004 Author Share Posted April 11, 2004 This would be so much more fun if I had room to set up my scanner, or if I could find the good digital camera.... so I'll just have to quote the first AC adapter I found. SEGA MODEL MK2103CLASS 2 POWER SUPPLY FOR USE WITH VIDEO GAME INPUT:120V AC 60Hz 15W OUTPUT:10V DC 0.85A (-)--C--(+) MADE IN TAIWAN SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD SA Yup that will also work with an NES. Infact the NES, Genesis model 1, and Jaguar/CD AC adapters are compatible with each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagegamer89 Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Actually I've found that alot of power supplies for phones work great with the NES. If you cant find one that will work for you I'll mail you one if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 This would be so much more fun if I had room to set up my scanner, or if I could find the good digital camera.... so I'll just have to quote the first AC adapter I found. SEGA MODEL MK2103CLASS 2 POWER SUPPLY FOR USE WITH VIDEO GAME INPUT:120V AC 60Hz 15W OUTPUT:10V DC 0.85A (-)--C--(+) MADE IN TAIWAN SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD SA Yup that will also work with an NES. Infact the NES, Genesis model 1, and Jaguar/CD AC adapters are compatible with each other. Really? I once tried plugging an NES power supply into an SMS and it didn't work. The PS worked fine on my NES, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 This would be so much more fun if I had room to set up my scanner, or if I could find the good digital camera.... so I'll just have to quote the first AC adapter I found. SEGA MODEL MK2103CLASS 2 POWER SUPPLY FOR USE WITH VIDEO GAME INPUT:120V AC 60Hz 15W OUTPUT:10V DC 0.85A (-)--C--(+) MADE IN TAIWAN SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD SA Yup that will also work with an NES. Infact the NES, Genesis model 1, and Jaguar/CD AC adapters are compatible with each other. Really? I once tried plugging an NES power supply into an SMS and it didn't work. The PS worked fine on my NES, though. As was stated, the NES' AC input means it won't work with most everything else that expects DC coming in. But since apparently the input is converted to DC in the NES before anything else is done, DC input on the NES causes no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 What the hell are you talking about? The NES does no such thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 What the hell are you talking about? The NES does no such thing. http://64.53.95.207/schematics/page2.jpg Look at the very top of the picture. That whole little bit is the power supply section of the NES. As you can see, it shows the wallwart transformer which outputs 9VAC to the NES unit. And the very first thing inside the NES after the power jack a Bridge Rectifier. Followed by the rest of the typical power supply componetes (filtering caps, switch, voltage regulator) before being fed to the electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 http://users.erols.com/tiltonj/games/tech/power.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 With very few exceptions, anything which uses an AC adaptor will work fine with a DC adaptor of similar voltage and current rating. A very rare exception may be some US Robotics Sportster modems that used 20 VAC power supplies. Apparently they were somehow able to use that to get +/- 9VDC for the RS-232 power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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