Atari Power Brick connectors

[level42]

Here's a little drawing I made for myself but maybe others find it practical too....I was tired of counting pin numbers (with the risk of making mistakes).

I'll do an AR-II version if I have some time...

NOTE !!!! There are various types of Atari Power Bricks. The main differences are a different AC voltage for the vector monitor (B/W - color) and 1 or 2 120VAC connectors.

ALWAYS check your power brick version and check with the schematics of the game !!!!!

NO GUARANTEES that this info is correct !

[Purity]

That's useful.

Is the numbering definately correct?  I checked a Missile command brick yesterday and seemed to get the correct results with the following pinouts:

13, 14, 15
10, 11, 12
 7,   8,   9
 4,   5,   6
 1,   2,   3

so I measured

Pin 4, and 1, 2, and 3 and got 13.8 (expected 10.3 DC)

Pin 6 and Pin 7 and got 37.1 AC (36v AC expected)

Pin 8 and 9 and got 6.4 (6.3v AC expected)

Pin 10 and 14 - 128.6 ( i think this is meant to be 120)
Pin 12 and 14 - 104.5 (I think this is meant to be around 100)

I'm not saying your wrong :-)  This is just for my own clarification

[level42]

AFAIK my numbering is correct, I checked it with my Fluke.

Remember this is measured on the bare connector on the brick itself.

Your voltages are correct.....remember that these voltages are always "about" voltages. They depend on what's coming out of your wall-outlet (this differs) and what voltage selection plug you use (I recommend the 240VAC one since we're all on 230VAC now. Most Atari games in Europe seem to be set-up for 220VAC.

[Purity]

Hmmm....I find the same info online.

I don't understand it.  I measure for example 8 and 9 using your pinouts and get nothing.

I use my pin outs and get 6.4 DC

[Laszo]

Hmmm....I find the same info online.

I don't understand it.  I measure for example 8 and 9 using your pinouts and get nothing.

I use my pin outs and get 6.4 DC

What exactly are you measuring?

What are you using as ground when measuring dc?

Please explain what you are doing more clearly.

Like ......when i put my multimeter on ac range and connect the black lead to pin 8 and the red lead to pin 9 I'm reading xxx volt.

[Purity]

Hmmm....I find the same info online.

I don't understand it.  I measure for example 8 and 9 using your pinouts and get nothing.

I use my pin outs and get 6.4 DC

What exactly are you measuring?

What are you using as ground when measuring dc?

Please explain what you are doing more clearly.

Like ......when i put my multimeter on ac range and connect the black lead to pin 8 and the red lead to pin 9 I'm reading xxx volt.

I thought I had done?  It's all in the second post?

e.g

Pin 8 and 9 and got 6.4 (6.3v AC expected)