Power ALL Your Retro Consoles Off ONE Power Adapter (USB Type-C PD)

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Running my NES off a modern USB Type-C PD power adapter! This is so awesome as in theory with the correct cable you could run almost every single retro console you own off of just one adapter!
    I bought the cable off Adafruit and it is 9v PD meaning there's a chip in the cable telling the power supply to deliver 9v (instead of the standard 5v USB) and cables can be ordered to deliver 9, 12, 15 or 20v. The cable cost apx $8 and the PD power adapter I bought for $35 so this isn't that expensive.
    There's zero extra noise in the video output as I've seen using other modern (cheap) replacement adapters for NES, SNES etc. I tested the cable on a multimeter for both voltage and polarity before using it and it was bang on 9.0 volts. The average retro console power adapter is 9v 800mA to apx 1A so just under 10 Watts typically. With 65 Watts on tap here this could in theory power a Genesis, Sega CD and 32X all at once with the correct 3-way barrel plug splitter. Oh and of course being USB after all it will also power my Raspberry Pi and all those retro classic edition consoles that run off micro USB! This one adapter can do it all!
    Just remember to always check the polarity of your device! Most modern electronics are center positive BUT the Sega Master System and Model 1 Genesis/Mega Drive are center NEGATIVE! I will need a different cable or an adapter to reverse the polarity before I can use those consoles with this supply.

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