View Full Version : Colecovision Driving Wheel: Battery replacement/ AC mod?
Kamino
08-09-2004, 02:26 PM
Recently i ran across info on a "coleco perma power pack". costly, the units are, if you can find them. Got me thinking. What's the feasibility of a homejob on this? Would it be feasible to simply bridge a pair of the battery terminals, strip the wires off of an ac adapter(need to know the amps on this unit) and go at that? Or, how would i do it? Batteries really, really piss me off. Thanks everyone.
Videogamerdaryll
08-09-2004, 02:31 PM
I wanted to do something like that myself...
I was going to do the ...bridge a pair of the battery terminals, strip the wires off of an ac adapter
But I also ...need to know the amps on this unit)
musical
08-09-2004, 08:48 PM
If the cost/hassle of replacing batteries bothers you, maybe you should get rechargeable NiMHs?
Kamino
08-09-2004, 11:50 PM
If the cost/hassle of replacing batteries bothers you, maybe you should get rechargeable NiMHs?
last set of those i had leaked in the charger..no thanks.
sku_u
08-10-2004, 12:44 AM
I'm happy with the perma power setup. They're realtively easy to come by.
Kamino
08-10-2004, 12:45 AM
I'm happy with the perma power setup. They're realtively easy to come by.
googling now for a site that might sell them.....in any case sku_u, got a hookup on a place that has em?
sku_u
08-10-2004, 01:21 AM
I'm happy with the perma power setup. They're realtively easy to come by.
googling now for a site that might sell them.....in any case sku_u, got a hookup on a place that has em?
Can't think of any online sources off hand. I found one set locally at a Flea Market bundled inside a Galaxian tabletop game and bought both a used and new one off Ebay. Ironically, I paid more for the the loose used on Ebay than I did on the new one.
Videogamerdaryll
08-10-2004, 04:40 AM
If the cost/hassle of replacing batteries bothers you, maybe you should get rechargeable NiMHs?
Naaa,it's just a project for me...It would be cool to set this up with a AC plug.
musical
08-10-2004, 07:19 AM
If the cost/hassle of replacing batteries bothers you, maybe you should get rechargeable NiMHs?
last set of those i had leaked in the charger..no thanks.
That's weird. I've never, ever had a rechargeable leak. Alkaline yes, but never NiCad or NiMH.
The_EniGma
08-10-2004, 07:25 AM
Kamino you must have overcharged them
Kamino
08-10-2004, 09:00 AM
Kamino you must have overcharged them
ummm....no. I had the kind of charger that automatically stops when they're charged.
john_soper
08-10-2004, 10:02 PM
You could tap out 5v and ground from the colecovision itself by soldering up an rca jack or something. The roller controller grabs them because it has a plug that fits between the console and the power supply connector.
I built a genesis controller adapter into my CV and used that jack to grab gnd and 5v for a jaguar controller, it's all good.