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Hardware and Tech / Electrical for retro consoles

« on: May 10, 2021, 11:18:03 pm »

Hi everyone. I've posed the question before here in the forum asking if having many things plugged into a single power strip would be an issue or not since I have never had the number of devices plugged into a single circuit as I do currently. That being said I have 11 retro consoles, my 27" crt TV, several led strips, an lg cx oled tv, a sound bar, hdmi switcher, a ps5, Xbox one s, a ps4, a nanoleaf, and a 16 port switch all plugged into two separate power strips that are both plugged in at the same socket which I am assuming are both on the same circuit. Obviously not all of these things are on simultaneously however I could see at some point I could potentially have the leds, the nanoleaf, the crt, the oled  TV, one of the new gen consoles, and maybe one of the old gen consoles, and the soundbar all on at the same time. I know these old consoles don't particularly require a ton of power  but I wanted to know if having that combination of devices on at the same time could potentially cause a problem since some of the other devices are getting power even though they aren't on. Also is this too much to have on one circuit even if it's not all on at the same time? For a little more detail the retro consoles, crt, hdmi switcher, 16 port network switch, and two of the led strips are all being powered off a single 24 outlet tripp lite power strip, and the ps5, ps4, Xbox one s, oled TV, sound bar, and nanoleaf are all powered off a single 12 outlet tripp lite surge strip. Each of which are plugged into an outlet at the same spot on the wall. Could I just have a bigger breaker installed for this circuit or would that not help? I would have a separate circuit ran to offload some of the devices onto but my walls are all finished and would have to be cut out most likely to run a new circuit since the joists would all be in the way of fishing any wire through and my breaker box is on the other end of my house. Any help or experience with such a situation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Hardware and Tech / Sony Trinitron 24" crt tv crackling when turned off

« on: September 27, 2020, 11:03:34 pm »

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if something I'm experiencing with my 24" sony trinitron crt tv is normal or not. I just got done playing some nes and genesis games on it and when I turned the tv off and unplugged it it was making this static sort of crackling sound. It eventually dissipated and stopped after about a minute or two. I havent used a crt tv or monitor of any kind if well over a decade and I dont recall if this is normal behavior for CRT's or if it is something I should be concerned about from either a safety standpoint of longevity of the tv standpoint. Any info would be appreciated.

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Hardware and Tech / Powering retro consoles

« on: August 03, 2020, 04:46:06 pm »

I am sure this has been asked a thousand times so forgive me if it has already been answered. Maybe someone can direct me to a thread with the info I'm looking for if it has. My question is, I have quite a few consoles I am going to be hooking up at one time on the same circuit in my basement. I am trying to connect everything in terms of power in the most efficient way possible so as to not have to constantly be plugging and unplugging power cables in when I want to play a specific console. That being said I was looking at a 24 outlet surge strip (https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Heavy-Protector-Mounting-Brackets/dp/B07SJ823RC/ref=sr_1_8?crid=35NAKC1WE623D&dchild=1&keywords=12%2Boutlet%2Bsurge%2Bprotector&qid=1596482341&sprefix=12%2Boutlet%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-8&th=1
) from amazon which should cover pretty much everything I have to plug in at the moment. I may get two of these to have extra for any additional consoles or other items I may add down the road to my collection. My concern is whether this is going to be a fire hazard having that many consoles plugged into one spot at the same time. I would be turning the surge strip off when the consoles are not in use so as to reduce the amount of impact on my electric bill but I wasn't sure if having everything on the same strip get power at the same time when the strip is turned on even though the consoles aren't actually turned on would be a problem for the electrical circuit or if there would be any kind of possible surge that may affect the consoles in any way. One of the things I need to plug in in addition to the console is my Sony WEGA 24" CRT TV. I understand from the little bit of research I have done that it is not good to cut power to and restore power to these TV's often and that its better to leave them with constant power. Is this true or would having power cut to it along with the consoles since it is all on the same surge strip be ok? I figured some of you probably have the same situation I do and hopefully have determined a best way to do this. Thanks for any help you can provide in advance.

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Classic Video Games / Removing stickers from game art

« on: June 24, 2020, 03:51:02 pm »

Hi, i am new here so forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong place. I am looking for ways to remove a sticker that was placed over the original sticker art on some of my sega cartridges, many years ago, without damaging the original game label on the cartridge. I was going to try goo gone but was worried that it would cause the original sticker to come off as well. If anyone has any suggestions or things that you've tried successfully without damaging the original sticker I would be greatful.