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Power Supply Details
Accurate details of retro console power supply specifications and sizes
Below is a list of power supply requirements on all retro consoles.
I will fill this list out over time from real observation and testing of our own consoles, not just information from online.
Table 1
Console
Power Supply
Polarity
Power Draw
Atari 2600
DC 9V TS jack
Tip Positive
500mA
Atari 5200 (2 Controllers)
DC 11.5V (5.5mm x 2.5mm)
Positive Inside
1.95A
Atari 5200 (4 Controllers)
DC 9.3V (5.5mm x 2.5mm)
Positive Inside
1.95A
Atari 7800
DC 9V
1A
Atari Jaguar
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outside
1.2A
Atari Jaguar CD
Atari Lynx / Lynx 2
DC 9V (3.5mm x 1.3mm)
Positive Inside
300mA
Commodore 16
DC 9.5V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outside
800mA
Commodore 64
Commodore 128
Commodore VIC-20
CoreGrafx I & II
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outside
650mA
Dreamcast
DS / DS Lite / DSi / 2DS / 3DS
Famicom
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
1A
Famicom Disk System
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.0mm)
Positive Outer
0.5A
Game Boy
4x AA / 4.8V DC (3.5mm × 1.35mm)
Positive Outer
150mA
Game Boy Pocket / Light
2x AAA / 3V DC (2.5mm x 0.7mm)
Positive Inside
150mA
Game Boy Color
2x AA / 3V DC (2.5mm x 0.7mm)
Positive Inside
150mA
Game Boy Advance
2x AA
100mA
Game Boy Advance SP
3.7V 1S Lipo / DC 5V Recharge
100mA
Game Boy Micro
3.7V 1S Lipo / DC 5V Recharge
100mA
Game Cube
12V DC
3A
Game Gear (EU / JP)
6x AA / 9V DC (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outside
1A
Game Gear (US)
6x AA / 10V DC (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Inside
1A
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Intellivision
Master System 1
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
400mA
Master System 2
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
400mA
Mega CD
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
Mega CD 2
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
Mega Drive 32X
DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm)
Positive Inner
Mega Drive 1
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
700mA
Mega Drive 2
DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm)
Positive Inner
Multi Mega
N64
Neo Geo AES
DC 5V or 9V based on version
Positive Outer
1.4A @ 5V / 1A @ 9V
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo CDZ
DC 10V @ 1A and 5V @ 1A
3 Pin Custom (GND, 10V, 5V)
1A @ 10V / 1A @ 5V
Neo Geo Pocket
NES
DC 9V AC (either polarity DC also works)
Positive Inner or Outer
1A @ 9V
Nomad
DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm)
Positive Inner
PC Engine
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
650mA
PC Engine Duo
DC 10V (6.3mm x 3.0mm)
Positive Inner
0.6-1.3A @ 9V
PC Engine Duo-R
DC 9V (4.8mm x 1.7mm)
Positive Inner
0.6-1.3A @ 9V
PC Engine GT
DC 7V (3.5mm x 1.35mm)
Positive Inner
700mA
PC Engine LT
DC 9V (3.5mm x 1.3mm)
Positive Inner
PC Engine Shuttle
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
650mA
PC Engine SuperGrafx
DC 9V (6.3mm x 3.0mm)
Positive Outer
800mA
PC Engine Super CD ROM 2
PlayStation 1
PS One
PS2
PS3
PS4
PS5
PS Vita
PSP / PSP Go
Sega CD
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
Sega Saturn
SNES (PAL)
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.5mm)
Positive Inner, or AC
SNES (US)
DC 9V (7.0mm x 4.4mm)
Positive Outer
1A
Super Famicom (JAP)
DC 9V (5.5mm x 2.1mm)
Positive Outer
1A
Switch
3.7V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge
1A
Switch Lite
3.8V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge
1A
Switch OLED
3.7V 1S Lipo / USB-C Recharge
1A
TurboGrafx
TurboExpress
Twin Famicom
DC 7.4V or 9V (5.5mm x 2.5mm)
Positive Inner
1.5A
Wii
Wii U
Wondermega
Wonderswan
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series S
Xbox Series X
ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum 128
Tri-Power Supply 5V/12V/-12V
5V @ 2A 12V @ 200mA -12V @ 50mA
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