I have horrible luck with Famicom Twin power adapters. I've been through 2 already, so I need another one. The only online solution is a 3rd party adapter, but I wanted an OFFICIAL TFC (Twin FamiCom) adapter. Anybody have one they'd be willing to sell for a good price?
It's just the power adaptor ::)
I'm just looking for a power adapter. I have the system, but I can't use it right now.
I sell quite decent third party adapters... Ask my customers... Maybe your third party wasn't strong enough (ampere?). I used to sell one that was 9V and 1a that wasn't quite strong enough, and it flickered when the system turned on... Now I have 9V 1.5a and they work with no problem.
Like said above, it's just an adapter and you can use a third party. They are also much lighter and easier to ship.
I searched around but I don't seem to have any original adapter for twin famicom either.
the twin uses a 7.5v adapter unlike the standard 9v famicom and most systems of the era use.
A stabilized 9V adaper (i.e. - it always runs around 9V) most likely works perfectly because of tolerance level. See AC Power Supply FAQ.
At least my consoles are running fine with it.... But I'll get back to you in 10 years. :) An unstabilized power supply, such as the original, actually usually runs higher than what the console says, since it may be around 15V at no load, and get lower the more power the console uses. Or something like that, I am not an expert so don't flame me thanks. :-X
But obviously since it has the center positive polarity they are not compatible anyways. If you are lucky you may actually have a suitable power supply in your home. Center positive is more common than center negative.
A bigger problem is that the twin famicom power board is badly designed with the plastic connectors being lose. Ask my latest customer from Finland, LOL.
Quote from: fredJ on November 19, 2013, 03:18:48 am
A stabilized 9V adaper (i.e. - it always runs around 9V) most likely works perfectly because of tolerance level.
I can confirm this; I actually modded my Twin Fami Turbo to use a model 1 Genesis/Mega Drive PSU and it worked great.
I'm not worried about the 3rd party adapter's power amps, just the connector adapter. The last adapter had the connection part, the one that connects to the console, come out of the wire. Would I have to worry about that with the connector adapter 3rd party adapter available on eBay? If not, I'll get it as soon as I can get the money into my PayPal bank account.