VIC20 9v PSU

[mrr19121970]

Europeans have no issues with making our own 9v PSU for a NTSC machine as the 8-euro plug simply fits into a NTSC machine. However USA owners with a PAL machine have issues, the connector is none-standard and can't be obtained so easily. I was thinking about alternatives:

o Desolder PAL 9v connector & add one from an NTSC board
o Solder a 'barrel connector' to the board and have it dangling out of the cartridge port at the back
o use test probes to connect a barrel connector to the back of the PAL 9v power connector

As this oge_user is offering ??v DC PSUs now, it made me think can we even just skip the 9v AC->5v DC connection and:

o use test probes to connect a barrel connector to the 5v DC line and ground (before the fuse)

anyone have any comments or suggestions on these ideas?

[Oge_user]

The purpose is to keep the VIC untouched, so desoldering the original connector will *modify* the machine

[e5frog]

Boray had a suggestion, take molex connector for your PC and strip two of them, needs to be widened a little before they fit:



I wonder if some silicon could be used to make a complete connector.

[eslapion]

@e5frog
I suppose covering these with a bit of heat shrink tubing could prevent short circuits.