Got a snes with no hookups

Post by **Droid party** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:42 am

I've only ever owned MD2's so i'm guessing here ,but maybe the Megadrive 1 had an RCA rf output on it. That would be the only way to hook up snes rf via a Megadrive cable.

Post by **Daniel Primed** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:30 am

I might test the first point out. You see my SNES AC adaptor keeps curring out because the plug near the black box must have got damaged. But I'm not sure if it will blow up my SNES. Do you have any further proof that this works and also what console versions?

Post by **kyuu** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:38 am

I have a PAL Super NES(they just look better xD)

And yes the Mega Drive 1 had a normal RF out, so just plug it in and let it do its work^^

Just find yourself one of those ACs that have a switch for switching between Volt Outputs and have interchangable caps.
9 Volts for my Super Nintendo(PAL/should be the same with NTSC) and a Nintendo 64/Wii cable for Output, or if you really want a Mega Drive 1 RF Output.(but then you can also buy a new SNES one xD)

Post by **ubelaffe** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:34 pm

Well, my systems are all us:

nes -9v
Snes - 10v
genesis 1 - 9v
genesis 2 - 10v

so you shouldn't be using the nes and snes interchangeably. I do use the same power cord between my genny 1 and nes.

Post by **kyuu** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:30 pm

Are the Pal/Japanese Snes not the same as the US?

Cause i know the Pal/Jap SNES use 9 Volts.

Post by **Droid party** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:09 pm

Daniel Primed wrote:I might test the first point out. You see my SNES AC adaptor keeps curring out because the plug near the black box must have got damaged. But I'm not sure if it will blow up my SNES. Do you have any further proof that this works and also what console versions?

If both of your nes?snes consoles are Australian you will be just fine. I just looked at the bottom of mine and both use AC 9v 1.3amp. The exact current and voltage on both consoles. Both of mine are Australian ( because I'm Australian) so if yours are too you'll be just fine. Maybe just take a quick look if your still not sure.

Post by **Daniel Primed** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:01 am

Yeah I tried it out this morning after being overally frustrated that I couldn't play Street Fighter 2 and yes it works. Hurrah.

BTW its the same deal with the GBA SP and DS power adaptors. As well as the old GBC and GB Pocket adaptors.

Post by **SnowKitty** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:03 pm

multimeters are your best friend

seriously, consoles have regulators in em, ,the 7805 regulator in most consoles can handle a bit more voltage than they are rated for, it just puts off a bit more heat. the snes and genesis have huge heatsinks on the regulators so using something like 12V wont hurt em. try pokin your AC adapter witha multimeter, you'd be surprised how far off some can be from the voltage they are rated at i had a 9V cord read around 13-14V

that is why consoles have regulators in em cause the cords can be really inconsistent in voltage. if you're really cheap and have a ton of PC parts around, you can rig most consoles up to an old computer power supply's 12 volt side and it will work (did it for a snes once lol) and incase you're wondering, take one of the power plugs for drives and use the yellow wire (that's the +12 volt wire) and one of the black ones (dont matter which, both are ground) i did this on a snes that had a busted AC jack

Post by **Droid party** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:21 pm

SnowKitty wrote:multimeters are your best friend seriously, consoles have regulators in em, ,the 7805 regulator in most consoles can handle a bit more voltage than they are rated for, it just puts off a bit more heat. the snes and genesis have huge heatsinks on the regulators so using something like 12V wont hurt em. try pokin your AC adapter witha multimeter, you'd be surprised how far off some can be from the voltage they are rated at i had a 9V cord read around 13-14V that is why consoles have regulators in em cause the cords can be really inconsistent in voltage. if you're really cheap and have a ton of PC parts around, you can rig most consoles up to an old computer power supply's 12 volt side and it will work (did it for a snes once lol) and incase you're wondering, take one of the power plugs for drives and use the yellow wire (that's the +12 volt wire) and one of the black ones (dont matter which, both are ground) i did this on a snes that had a busted AC jack

Does the American snes take dc current? The ones sold here in Australia all took 9V ac, so I would think running 12v dc into them would damage the thing regardless the power handling capabilities of the console. I mean ,there is a pretty big difference between ac and dc current.

Post by **SnowKitty** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:46 pm

well, the american NES takes 9V AC but it can handle DC just fine. it's converted to DC inside the NES anyway. i use a 9vDC plug on my frontloader NES and it runs fine. an american SNES takes DC but wont work on AC as far as i know. DC should work fine on your PAL snes.