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I learned about these neat USB boards. I think I will use one in 9V mode for the Atari 7800 as an alternative means of powering it. It might fit in one of the existing cutouts. (fedia.io)

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I learned about these neat USB boards. I think I will use one in 9V mode for the Atari 7800 as an alternative means of powering it. It might fit in one of the existing cutouts.
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[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is great. Even just soldering on a barrel jack and shrink tubing the whole thing would be a massive improvement.

All the old Power Supplies from the 90s and earlier made power really inefficiently and their failure modes can be... bad

Putting a GOOD USB-C charger onto these old systems is an elegant solution!

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

They sell premade usb c to DC cables in a variety of voltages.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKTitLK