amiga cd 32 help

[shadowfire36]

i bought an amiga cd 32 a few months back i powered it on once to make sure it worked .. and it did ... i finally got a game to play and it was making a noise

i noticed the green light was on and i smelled something burning .. it was the power supply so i unplugged it ... i dont know why it did .. i live in the usa and bought this from a shop in hong kong ,, the specs on the power supply are as follow
input : 120 v ~ 60hz 450mA
output is 5v---2.2 A
12v----500mA

did i fry the system or the power supply .. and if so y did burn it out ...do i nee to buy another system ? if so do i need a power supply converter ? how can i trouble shoot

[phreak97]

if the power supply smelled like burning you probably didnt kill the system, just the power supply.. have you got access to another power supply to test with?

have you got any electronics knowledge? how to use a multimeter etc?

[shadowfire36]

if the power supply smelled like burning you probably didnt kill the system, just the power supply.. have you got access to another power supply to test with?

have you got any electronics knowledge? how to use a multimeter etc?

yes i no how to use a multi meter

where do find a power supply to replace it ...the power supply connectors looks like a s-video connector

[Princess-Isabela]

yes i no how to use a multi meter

where do find a power supply to replace it ...the power supply connectors looks like a s-video connector

it will be somewhat tough, there are people out there who can modify pc atx power supply and having it working on your cd-32.
stock cd-32 power supply weren't available separately thus it will be quite find one unless somebody's system is dead and he'll have a spare.
good luck, cd-32 is a fantastic system.

[shadowfire36]

it will be somewhat tough, there are people out there who can modify pc atx power supply and having it working on your cd-32.
stock cd-32 power supply weren't available separately thus it will be quite find one unless somebody's system is dead and he'll have a spare.
good luck, cd-32 is a fantastic system.

well damn how much power does it need ??? i dont get how the thing buned out ...to i need a stepdown converter for it ?

[icbrkr]

The CD32s sold by Chinese sellers are the ones seized by the Philliphine government in 1994 for Commodore's non-payment of bills. They are NTSC systems so no step-down transformer is needed - they were intended for the US market. You could probably make an adapter from a standard Amiga 500/600/1200 power supply to get it to work or do what was suggested, get an ATX adapter.

Here's a walkthrough on how to make one very easily:

http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/amiga_hacks/Amiga_Power_supplies/body_amiga_power_supplies.html

[shadowfire36]

ok i used the y adpter method and my cd32 is now powering ....i wired yellow red and black i cut and used the orignal 4 din that came off the orignal power supply ....

it had a brown cable in i did not use or wire

i put a cd in the tray but nothing is happening .. how do i play a game ?

[phreak97]

do you get the cd32 intro screen? the console should come up with something even if theres no disc in..

and just out of interest.. what games make the cd32 great?

[shadowfire36]

do you get the cd32 intro screen? the console should come up with something even if theres no disc in..
yes there is a disc in it and yes it only goes to the amiga screen

[omnedon]

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