neo geo help

[JABBERJAW]

I need help figuring out which ac adaptor to buy. here are the specs on the american system I have (ag wolf might know this)

neo-aec
rating: 8W
Use pro-pow-e adaptor only


there are 5 volt and I believe 9 and 10 volt systems as well. HELP if you can. :(

[AG-wolf]

I never had a Neo Geo personally (never liked any SNK arcade games), and I haven't spoken to the people I know who own a few in ages.

BUT... googling around, I've found a lot of conflicting information... both 5watt and 8watt consumption units, some using 5vdc and 9vdc... I also searched for "pro-pow-e" and was met with this:
http://moeroshop.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14441
If you enlarge the image, you can see that one is outputting 10vDC, Negative center w/Positive barrel, capable of delivering at least 1amp. The euro plug is a moot point because you're just concerned with the output.

Here's an ebay auction showing the 5v/3amp power supply up close:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310112231258

can you get a good picture of the back/underside of the machine?

Maybe asking on a NeoGeo forum?

[JABBERJAW]

I don't know, I tried the neo geo forums with no luck. I really don't want to buy the 5 volt thing for so much money. I have the sega adaptor that supposedly works with some systems (10v), but who knows. That was a euro plug as well.

[AG-wolf]

All you need to figure out is what voltage your machine is, and how much current it will draw. With that info, you can just buy an appropriate AC-adapter from radioshack or something, and outfit it with the proper size plug (and make sure polarity is correct). THere's absolutely nothing on the console that says its electrical requirements?

[JABBERJAW]

I wrote what it said in the first post. That was all there was. Unless opening it would say something regarding volts and amps. Eric, it looks like it was a euro system sold to me as a ntsc-a system. Bull**** I'm going to try and get my money back, The freakin person knew this was a euro system. I know you can mod it, but that cost more than the system itself

[AG-wolf]

take pics to document it and ask on the www.gamesx.com forums

they have a placeholder for a neo cart 50/60hz mod page, but apparently it hasn't been figure out yet:

http://www.gamesx.com/importmod/neocart5060.htm

I doubt it would really be that expensive. And if you look at that PRO-POW-E adapter, it has a 110v/220v switch on it, so you could probably use it here in the states.